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Building Regulation Fees

All works that come within the remit of Building Regulations attract a fee.

The scale of fees is prepared by the Department of Finance and Personnel. The fees are not subject to annual increase, but are revised periodically by the Department.

The amount of fees payable to Building Control will be dependent on the nature of work undertaken. The fee tables available contained within this leaflet categorise the range of fees that correlate directly to the type / extent of work undertaken.

The amount of plan fee to be paid depends on the proposal. There is a fixed rate for certain domestic extensions, detached domestic buildings such as garages, roofspace conversions and houses up to 250m2 in area. All of these have a fixed fee for assessment of plans, details of which are contained overleaf.

In small extensions under 20m2, the plan fee also covers any and all inspections subsequently carried out on site.

Where works do not encompass small buildings, extensions or conversions the fee can be calculated on an "estimated cost of works" basis. The estimated cost should be based on a contractors cost to carry out such work. Details of the estimated cost calculation method are contained within.

If part of the works are to be used solely for a person with a disability, those works are separated from the fee calculation and a fee applied to the remainder of the proposed works only. Full exemptions apply when the works are exclusively for a person with a disability or where the works are described as exempt.

Full Plans Application

For a Full Plans Application, a Plan Fee is submitted together with the application form and two copies of relevant drawings. The Plan fee covers Building Control assessment of the submitted drawings. When the Building Control Surveyor commences the inspection of the works, an inspection fee is raised. This takes the form of a one-off payment and covers all inspections carried out.

Building Notice Application

For a Building Notice Application, the fee is exactly the same as for a Full Plans submission. However, the full fee is submitted with the application – there is no separation of payment to Plan Fee / Inspection Fee.

Building Regularisations

A fee amounting to 120% of the current plan and inspection fee for works carried out is payable on submission of a Regularisation application.

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