BUILDING CONTROL
The Building Act 1984
The Building Regulations 2010
FULL PLANS
To:
The Director
Environment & Regeneration
The Notice is only valid for three years from the
date it is received by the council
Merton Civic Centre, London Road
Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX
Email: BuildingControl@merton.gov.uk
Direct Line: 020 8545 3145
As the person who intends to carry out building work or to make a material change of use I give notice that
this and the enclosed drawings are deposited in accordance with regulation 12(2)(a)of the Building
Regulations 2010.
A.
Name and address of owner/occupier on
whose behalf the work is to be carried
out (IN BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE)
Email…………………………………………………….
Tel No……………………………………………………
B.
Name and address of agent/builder
(IN BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE)
Email…………………………………………………….
Tel No …………………………………………………..
1. Full address and postcode of proposed work
2. Description of proposed work
3.
a. Proposed for which the building/extension will be used
b. If existing building state present use: Commercial/Residential
c. No of storeys of existing building (including basements and loft conversions
4. Do you consent to the plans being passed subject to conditions, where the Council consider it
appropriate? YES/NO
5. Is the building put to or intended to be put to a use which The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) order
2005 applies i.e. offices, shops, railway premises, factory, warehouse, hotel/boarding house, flats or
other commercial premises where one or more people are employed? YES/NO
YOU ARE REMINDED THAT PERMISSION
FOR YOUR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED UNDER THE
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT
1990 (AS AMENDED)
6. FEES for building control services.
If Table 1 work please state number of dwellings
If Table 2 work please state internal floor area
m
2
If Table 3 work please state the estimated cost of work excluding VAT
£
Plan Fee: £
VAT: £
TOTAL: £
7. Amount of Fee enclosed: £
8. Signature of owner or agent acting on behalf of the owner.
Signed Name Date
NOTES
(a)
It is not necessary to provide estimated costs of domestic extensions and loft conversions
not exceeding 60m², new houses or new flats not exceeding 300m². In the case of other
works an estimate of the costs of the works will be required.
(b)
One copy of this application form should be completed and submitted together with, where
applicable, plans in duplicate in accordance with the provisions of regulation 14.
(c)
A further two copies of the plans will be required where the proposals are as described in
item 5.
(d)
Further information concerning the submission of Building Control applications may be
obtained from the Building Control Section of the Environment and Regeneration
Department, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX.
Phone 020 8545 3145
(e)
If you are: building a new wall on or at the boundary of 2 properties; cutting into a party
wall; making a party wall taller, shorter or deeper; removing chimney breasts from a party
wall; knocking down and rebuilding a party wall; or digging below the foundation level of a
neighbour’s property you must refer to the Party Wall Act and, if applicable, notify all
adjoining owners.
(f)
If you are proposing to build over or within 3m of a sewer an agreement must be entered
into with Thames Water Utilities.
For Office Use
Total charge received
£
Estimate agreed/not agreed
Total charge required
£
Fee agreed/not agreed
Under / over paid
£
Floor area
m
2
Signed
Estimate
£
LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON
CHARGES
FOR FULL PLANS APPLICATIONS
BUILDING
CONTROL
The Building Regulations 2010
The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010
In accordance with the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010, the London Borough of Merton is
required to recover costs incurred in providing their function relating to the Building Regulations.
With effect from 1
st
July 2019 there are three scales of charges:-
1. For the erection of small domestic buildings not exceeding three stories including basements and
connected work, i.e. houses and flats with a floor area not exceeding 300 square metres;
2. For certain small buildings, i.e. detached garages and car ports not exceeding 40 square metres floor
area and not being exempt from Building Regulations, extensions, constructions of rooms in the roof
space, the installation of certain cavity fill insulation, the installation of some unventilated hot water
systems, some replacement window installations, installation of some heat producing appliances, and
some electrical installations and;
3. For all other material works.
Full Plans Submission
Plans that are deposited in accordance with Building Regulation 12 (2)(b) of the Building Regulations 2000 (as
amended) must be accompanied by the appropriate charge including VAT.
1. For small domestic buildings the plan charge (plus VAT) will be required in accordance with column 2 of
Table 1 which must be deposited with the plans. An inspection charge, (plus VAT), equal to the sum shown
in column 4 Table 1, must be paid on demand (by invoice) after the first inspection has been carried out by
the Building Control Surveyor.
2. For small buildings and extensions to dwellings including the construction of rooms in the existing loft
space the plan charge (plus VAT) will be required in accordance with column 3 of Table 2 which must be
deposited with the plans. The inspection charge (plus VAT) shown in column 6 must be paid on demand (by
invoice) after the first inspection has been carried out by the Building Control Surveyor.
3. For all other types of work an estimate which is a reasonable amount that would be charged (excluding
VAT) by a builder for carrying out that work, which is acceptable to the Council, must be deposited in writing
with the plans. Where this
estimate does
not exceed £5,000 the charge (plus VAT) is as indicated in Table 3
and must be deposited with the plans. No further charge will be rendered for those works.
Where the estimated cost of the works exceeds £5,000 then the plan charges (plus VAT) as indicated in Table 3
must be deposited with the estimate and plans. The inspection charge (plus VAT) as indicated in Table 3 must be
paid on demand (by invoice) after the first inspection has been made by the Building Control Surveyor.
NOTE
1. No additional plan charge will be required for plans deposited as a subsequent submission following the
rejection of plans for which a charge has already been paid or which relates to departures or deviations of
essentially the same project where deposited plans have already been passed by the Council.
2. No charge will be made where this Authority is satisfied that the works in question are solely for the
purpose of providing means of access for disabled persons to or within an existing building, or for providing
facilities designed to secure their greater health, safety, welfare or convenience and is carried out in
relation to an existing building to which members of the public are admitted or is an existing dwelling
occupied by a disabled person.
3. Should any cheque submitted with the plans be returned to the Council not honoured by a bank the
relevant plans shall be considered as though not submitted and work should not start.
4. Should plans be submitted without an accompanying estimate, as defined above, those plans will be
considered as not having been deposited, and work should not start.
5. Where plans are deposited without the deposit of the requisite charge those plans will be considered as not
submitted and work should not start.
6. Cheques to be made payable to the LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON.
Please contact 020 8545 3145 if you have any queries regarding the charges.
7. You can pay by credit or debit card over the phone on 020 8545 3931
8. Plans take 5 weeks to check. Any work started before plans have been checked is done at the owner’s
risk.
TABLE 1
FULL PLANS APPLICATIONS
CHARGES FOR SMALL DOMESTIC BUILDINGS
Number of
Dwellings
Plan Charge £
Additional charge for
each dwelling above
the minimum number
in the band column
(1) £
Inspection Charge £
Additional charge for
each dwelling above the
minimum number in the
band in column (1) £
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
VAT
TOTAL
VAT
TOTAL
VAT
TOTAL
VAT
TOTAL
1
183.33
36.67
220.00
550.00
110.00
660.00
2
245.83
49.17
295.00
733.33
146.67
880.00
3
304.17
60.83
365.00
916.67
183.33
1100.00
4
366.67
73.33
440.00
1100.00
220.00
1320.00
5
458.33
91.67
550.00
1375.00
275.00
1650.00
6
516.67
103.33
620.00
1558.33
311.67
1870.00
7
579.17
115.83
695.00
1741.67
348.33
2090.00
8
641.67
128.33
770.00
1920.83
384.17
2305.00
9
733.33
146.67
880.00
2195.83
439.17
2635.00
10
791.67
158.33
950.00
2379.17
475.83
2855.00
11 & over
854.17
170.83
1025.00
62.50
12.50
75.00
2562.50
512.50
3075.00
183.33
36.67
220.00
30 and over
charge
negotiable
TABLE 2
FULL PLANS APPLICATIONS
CHARGES FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUILDINGS, AND EXTENSIONS
Type of Work
PLAN CHARGE
INSPECTION CHARGE
Amount
of Plan
Charge
£
VAT
£
Total
Amount of
Plan
Charge incl
VAT £
Amount
of
Inspection
Fee £
VAT £
Total
Amount of
Inspection
Fee inc
VAT £
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1. Erection of a detached building
which consists of a garage or carport or
both having a floor area not exceeding
40m² in total and intended to be used
in common with an existing building
and which is not an exempt dwelling.
245.83
49.17
295.00
2. Any extension excluding a
conversion of the existing roof space
into habitable rooms the total floor
area of which does not exceed 10m²
including means of access and work in
connection with in that extension.
429.17
85.83
515.00
3. Any extension excluding a
conversion of the existing roof space
into habitable rooms the total internal
floor area of which exceeds 10m², but
does not exceed 40m², including means
of access and work in connection with
in that extension.
137.50
27.50
165.00
412.50
82.50
495.00
4. Any extension excluding a
conversion of the existing roof space
into habitable rooms the total internal
floor area of which exceeds 40m² but
does not exceed 60m² including means
of access and work in connection with
in that extension.
183.33
36.67
220.00
550.00
110.00
660.00
5. Any conversion of an existing roof
space into habitable rooms the total
floor area of which does not exceed
40m².
120.83
24.17
145.00
366.67
73.33
440.00
6. Any conversion of an existing roof
space into habitable rooms the total
floor area of which exceeds 40m² but
doesn’t exceed 60m².
183.33
36.67
220.00
550.00
110.00
660.00
Charges for Full plans applications relating to:
Applicable cavity wall insulation, applicable unvented hot water systems, applicable heat producing
appliances, any large extension or the provision of one or more rooms in a roof space in a dwelling,
including means of access, exceeding 60 m² should be submitted in accordance with Table 3. Alterations to
dwellings must also be submitted in accordance with Table 3 even if they are being carried out at the same
time as the extension.
Note: Charge for applicable replacement window installations are based on half the estimated cost. [The
charge for replacement windows with an estimated cost of less than £2000 will be £122.92 + vat (£147.50)].
Refer to Table 3
TABLE 3
FULL PLANS APPLICATIONS
CHARGES FOR OTHER THAN WORK TO WHICH TABLE 1 & 2 APPLY
Note:- Full plans for work costing less than £5,000 must be accompanied by total charge
ESTIMATE COST OF
WORK £
Plans
Charge £
VAT £
Total £
Inspection
Charge £
VAT £
Total £
(1)
(2)
(3)
0 – 2,000
245.83
49.17
295.00
2,000 – 5,000
366.67
73.33
440.00
5,001 – 10,000
108.33
21.67
130.00
320.83
64.17
385.00
10,001 – 15,000
120.83
24.17
145.00
366.67
73.33
440.00
15,001 – 20,000
137.50
27.50
165.00
412.50
82.50
495.00
20,001 – 25,000
154.17
30.83
185.00
458.33
91.67
550.00
25,001 – 30,000
166.67
33.33
200.00
504.17
100.83
605.00
30,001 – 35,000
183.33
36.67
220.00
550.00
110.00
660.00
35,001 – 40,000
200.00
40.00
240.00
595.83
119.17
715.00
40,001 – 45,000
212.50
42.50
255.00
641.67
128.33
770.00
45,001 – 50,000
229.17
45.83
275.00
687.50
137.50
825.00
50,001 – 60,000
245.83
49.17
295.00
733.33
146.67
880.00
60,001 – 70,000
275.00
55.00
330.00
825.00
165.00
990.00
70,001 – 80,000
304.17
60.83
365.00
916.67
183.33
1100.00
80,001 – 90,000
337.50
67.50
405.00
1008.33
201.67
1210.00
90,001 – 100,000
366.67
73.33
440.00
1100.00
220.00
1320.00
100,001 – 120,000
395.83
79.17
475.00
1191.67
238.33
1430.00
120,001 – 140,000
429.17
85.83
515.00
1283.33
256.67
1540.00
140,001 – 160,000
458.33
91.67
550.00
1375.00
275.00
1650.00
160,001 – 180,000
487.50
97.50
585.00
1466.67
293.33
1760.00
180,001 – 200,000
520.83
104.17
625.00
1558.33
311.67
1870.00
Schemes with estimated costs above £200,000 to be agreed with Building Control based on the cost, the
complexity, the period of the contract and the type of construction.
For internal alterations, with an estimated cost of £10,000 or less, which are to be carried out at the same
time as an extension and/or a loft conversion with a floor area of less than 60m², the charge for the
alterations may be reduced by 40%.
