Barney12 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I've just received my quote from my local council building control. · Issue of a Decision for Full Plans Applications · Full site inspection service · The issue of a completion certificate All for £725 inc VAT. I don't know what I was expecting but it was much cheaper than I had envisaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Mine will be £1006 if you believe the local council web site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragg987 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I added it to my warranty with Self Build zone, it was a bit over £200 on top of warranty cost. The inspector's visits covered both aspects. Tip from my Architect. A stand-alone quote for BC (private, not council) was about £1,000 (from memory, which is not the greatest at this point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Seems prices have risen! I think we paid under £500, for the lot. IIRC it was £485, and that was with our LABC, a full plans submission, with four or five inspections, including the completion inspection and certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 £600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Number of Dwellings Full Plans Plan Charge Full Plans Inspection Charge Building Notice Charge 1 £366.00 £549.00 £1006.00 Might go with full plans and hope they are quick as my start date is pencilled in as 6th March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 If we're talking the same thing, ours was £1400 negotiated down from £2200! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Building warrant in Scotland is slightly different (and more expensive) it's based on the value of the building work, so I guess Jamie convinced them it would be a lot lower than they thought it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryE Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Ours was ~£450 IIRC and that was from a private firm, JHAI. The government changed the rules some time ago so firms like JHAI are licensed to carry out building control and most of their inspectors are ex-Local Authority inspectors. Based on a sample of one, I'd go with a private every time. Our inspector has been ever so helpful, and not an irrational pain in the arse as is the case with the planners and planning enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 2 hours ago, ProDave said: Building warrant in Scotland is slightly different (and more expensive) it's based on the value of the building work, so I guess Jamie convinced them it would be a lot lower than they thought it would be. Nearly £1500 for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 £900 for ours but it's part of the warranty. If I had taken just the warranty then that goes up by £550 so the BC is effectively £350... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 We (in Scotland) don't have any choice but to use local authority building control. The price differential being referred to in this thread is really quite astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, Stones said: We (in Scotland) don't have any choice but to use local authority building control. The price differential being referred to in this thread is really quite astonishing. It is different but I've a different thought...is there any other regulatory LA function that's outsourced? Seems like a straightforward conflict of interest to me. BC should have no contractual relationship with the subjects of their *independent* inspection and approval function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 36 minutes ago, Stones said: We (in Scotland) don't have any choice but to use local authority building control. The price differential being referred to in this thread is really quite astonishing. I couldn't believe how much they charged. And whilst our BCO has been really helpful and supportive thus far, I've not idea where the fee goes,or why cost of build bears any relevance. I did 'negotiate' our fee and my argument was accepted but I still wanted lower. The argument was that whilst our labour was 'free', from a BC fee perspective a value had to be put against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 My last MOT cost less than £30=property regulated and comprehensive...yes? Trust it, yes. Try getting the range of calibrated testing anywhere else in the world for that price. Likewise BC...is it so...soo expensive given what you are getting? Can you trust the results? I'd say it's a subsided service and if property costed would be much more expensive than the charged cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 But I don't see the value-ad @Tennentslager. Floor design - signed and certified off by SE. Walls - SE. Roof - SE+architect. Windows - relying on me making sure they are the right standard. Electrics - certified by Spark. Plumbing? Cylinder connected and approved by plumber. Drains test? Involves me doing it and the BCO standing watching for a few minutes until he gets fed up watching. Okay, so I'm getting my house approved in the end - but I feel it's a tick box exercise - everyone else did the work and checking. It's not £1500 worth imo. But you're right about MOT - tremendous value for money. As is road tax - £245 for access to tens of thousands of miles of road. I never grudge my RFL! But then - I love driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 According to the news it's the volume builders that need BC checks, as is they who are failing to meet the standards! https://www.ft.com/content/4a6cff98-ea01-11e6-967b-c88452263daf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incipiens Mox Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 My structural engineer has recommended using a private contractor for the Building Regs mainly because they respond much faster than the local authority. The quote came back at £2,100 which compared to the plan and inspection service that the LE are offering for just under £800, seems pretty steep. True, the LE have quoted 3-8 weeks turnaround to check the plan but as my build is not likely to start for quite sometime I'm not too bothered by the delay. Are there other considerations than cost though? Might it be a false economy to go with the LE in the long run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 £600 for our private inspectors. Prompt, courteous, helpful. Very nice man. Very very nice man. No, honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Paying £900 but that is also subsidising the cost of the warranty (£1400) inspections so £2300 all in. And they are very good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Our Local Authority Building Control were great, very helpful, responded very quickly to questions and were good value. I guess there will be regional performance variations, but that may well be the same with the private building control providers, too. Over £2k sounds exceptionally expensive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Mine was £530 for private inspectors and have been very helpful so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redoctober Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 On 03/02/2017 at 18:59, Stones said: Nearly £1500 for us... On 03/02/2017 at 19:31, Stones said: We (in Scotland) don't have any choice but to use local authority building control. The price differential being referred to in this thread is really quite astonishing. Also in Scotland - paid £1480. PW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) On 03/02/2017 at 19:31, Stones said: We (in Scotland) don't have any choice but to use local authority building control. The price differential being referred to in this thread is really quite astonishing. Is it not the case that Architects and others in Scotland can certify their own building design by being on the Register of Approved Certifiers for Building Structures? see http://www.certificationregister.co.uk/ApprovedBody?SchemeTypeId=1&SchemeId=SC001&LocalAuthorityId=5&Postcode=&SearchButton=Search&test= I do do not understand the scope and overlaps but it seems to be a Competent Persons type self-approval scheme applied to Design. That seems to me to be a subset of the English BCO approval setup, and a partial choice. Edited May 3, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 That's for what's usually termed an 'SER': https://www.ser-ltd.com/ser-scotland You still need a building warrant. If you get an SER certificate then you reduce your building warrant fee by 10%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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