Apply for building regulations approval

Certain buildings are exempt from building regulations. Examples of exempt buildings are small conservatories, porches and sheds.

Please be aware that you may still require planning permission.

How to apply

Before undertaking any work which requires building regulations approval, it is your responsibility to ensure one of the following is submitted:

Full plans application - suitable for all building work

A full plans application is suitable for all building work. Payment is not required when submitting your application.

Apply by email or post

Download, complete, and return the application form by email or post.

Building notice - suitable for minor works

A building notice can be used for minor works. Full plans are not required with a building notice application.

Building notices cannot be used for work on:

Apply by email or post

Download, complete, and return the application form by email or post.

Apply by phone

Call 0113 378 6006 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Voicemail is available outside of these hours.

Retrospective applications

If building work has already been completed, you will need to apply for building regulations approval retrospectively. This is known as a Regularisation application.

Regularisation applications can only be made if your building work was completed on or after 11 November 1985. For works completed in the last 10 years you will need to apply for Building Regulation approval using one of the appropriate forms above.

Fees

See our fees schedule for details of what you need to pay for different types of application:

Full plans

Building control fees
Type of work Full plans Building control charge £s (including VAT) Multiple works additional work fee £s (including VAT) Regularisations charge (£s) no VAT payable
Extensions
Small extension - less than 10m2 500.00 (600.00) 250.00 (300.00) 770.00
Medium extension - 10m2 to 40m2 583.33 (700.00) 291.67 (350.00) 910.00
Large extension - 40m2 to 100m2 666.67 (800.00) N/A 1,040.00
Two storey extn - less than 40m2 625.00 (750.00) N/A 975.00
Two storey extn - over 40m2 to 200m2 708.33 (850.00) N/A 1,100.00
Loft conversions
1 or 2 habitable rooms with dormer 625.00 (750.00) 312.50 (375.00) 975.00
3+ habitable rooms with dormer 708.33 (850.00) 354.17 (425.00) 1,100.00
No dormer, 1 or 2 habitable rooms 541.67 (650.00) 270.83 (325.00) 850.00
No dormer, 3+ habitable rooms 583.33 (700.00) 291.67 (350.00) 910.00
Garages
Garage conversion to habitable room 333.33 (400.00) 166.67 (200.00) 520.00
Non-exempt Garage up to 100m2 333.33 (400.00) 166.67 (200.00) 500.00
Internal alterations
Up to a value of £5,000 333.33 (400.00) 166.67 (200.00) 520.00
£5,001 to £20,000 500.00 (600.00) 250.00 (300.00) 720.00
£20,001 to £30,000 625.00 (750.00) 312.50 (375.00) 975.00
£30,001 to £40,000 708.33 (850.00) 354.17 (425.00) 1,100.00
Over £40,000 791.67 (950.00) 395.83 (475.00) 1,400.00
Over £40,000 per £1 of additional cost 5.08 (6.10) 2.54 (3.05) 7.62
Detached domestic buildings
Detached domestic building 583.33 (700.00) N/A 910.00
Windows and doors
Up to 20 units 208.33 (200.00) 104.17 (125.00) 320.50
Over 20 291.67 (350.00) 145.83 (175.00) 455.00
Controlled electrical works - Testing, no certificate 500.00 (600.00) N/A 780.00
Controlled electrical works - Certified 250.00 (300.00) N/A N/A
Renovation of a thermal element to a single dwelling 250.00 (300.00) 125.00 (150.00) 390.00
Wood burning stove/boiler/solar 250.00 (300.00) 125.00 (150.00) 390.00

Building notices

Building control fees
Type of work Building notice building control charge £s (including VAT) Multiple works additional work fee £s (including VAT) Regularisations charge (£s) No VAT payable
Extensions
Small extension - less than 10m2 583.33 (700.00) 291.67 (350.00) 770.00
Medium extension - 10m2 to 40m2 666.67 (800.00) 333.33 (400.00 910.00
Large extension - 40m2 to 100m2 750.00 (900.00) N/A 1,040.00
Two storey extn - less than 40m2 708.33 (850.00) N/A 975.00
Two storey extn - over 40m2 to 200m2 791.67 (950.00) N/A 1,100.00
Loft conversions
1 or 2 habitable rooms with dormer 708.33 (850.00) 312.50 (375.00) 975.00
3+ habitable rooms with dormer 791.67 (950.00) 354.17 (425.00) 1,100.00
No dormer, 1 or 2 habitable rooms 625.00 (750.00) 270.83 (325.00) 850.00
No dormer, 3+ habitable rooms 666.67 (800.00) 291.67 (350.00) 910.00
Garages
Garage conversion to habitable room 333.33 (400.00) 166.67 (200.00) 520.00
Non-exempt Garage up to 100m2 333.33 (400.00) 166.67 (200.00) 500.00
Internal alterations
Up to a value of £5,000 333.33 (400.00) 166.67 (200.00) 520.00
£5,001 to £20,000 583.33 (700.00) 291.67 (350.00) 720.00
£20,001 to £30,000 708.33 (850.00) 354.17 (425.00) 975.00
£30,001 to £40,000 791.67 (950.00) 395.83 (475.00) 1,100.00
Over £40,000 875.00 (1,050.00) 437.50 (525.00) 1,400.00
Over £40,000 per £1 of additional cost 5.08 (6.10) 2.54 (3.05) 7.62
Detached domestic buildings
Detached domestic building 666.67 (800.00) N/A 910.00
Windows and doors
Up to 20 units 208.33 (200.00) 104.17 (125.00) 320.50
Over 20 291.67 (350.00) 145.83 (175.00) 455.00
Controlled electrical works - Testing, no certificate 500.00 (600.00) N/A 780.00
Controlled electrical works - Certified 250.00 (300.00) N/A N/A
Renovation of a thermal element to a single dwelling 250.00 (300.00) 125.00 (150.00) 390.00
Wood burning stove, boiler, solar 250.00 (300.00) 125.00 (150.00) 390.00

Additional charge if not paid within 28 days £41.67 (£50.00)

Building control fees
Demolitions
All demolitions have a standard cost of £200 (no VAT)

An additional charge of £300.00 is payable where electrical work is not to be certified as compliant with the Building Regulations by a person or body competent and registered to do so. With a certificate £150.00.

Where there is more than one extension shown on the same plan, the floor areas are added together and the charge is calculated on this total floor area.

Dwelling units and non-domestic work

Dwelling units (Additional charge if not paid within 28 days)

Building control fees
Number of units Initial charge £s (including VAT) Inspection charge £s (including VAT) Discounted inspection charge (Attached units) £s (including VAT)
1 875.00 (1,050.00) - -
2 541.67 (650.00) 1,083.33 (1,300.00) 666.67 (800.00)
3 791.67 (950.00) 1,625.00 (1,950.00) 1,000.00 (1,200.00)
4 1,000.00 (1,200.00) 2,083.33 (2,500.00) 1,250.00 (1,500.00)
5 1,145.83 (1,375.00) 2,500.00 (3,000.00) 1,458.33 (1,750.00)
More than 6 dwellings, please phone for a quote.

Non domestic work - New build, extensions and alterations

Building control fees
Estimated cost of the work subject to Building Regulations (£s) Plan charge - £s (including VAT in brackets) No inspection charge
0 to 10,000 708.33 (850.00) -
10,001 to 20,000 791.67 (950.00) -
20,001 to 30,000 875.00 (1,050.00) -
30,001 to 40,000 1,083.33 (1,300.00) -
Over £40,001 please phone for a quote

Additional charge if not paid within 28 days £41.67 (£50.00)

Hourly rate for the reimbursement of support provided to the Building Safety Regulator

On 5 September 2023, the Building Safety Regulator confirmed and recorded £85.11 as being the BSR Building Control hourly rate for Leeds City Council.

Fee exemptions - disabled adaptations

A fee exemption may apply to building works that are essential to enable a disabled person to use or move around a property. To apply for this exemption, please complete a Charge Exemption form with your Building regulations application.

How to pay

Payment is not required when submitting your application. Once your application has been received and accepted we will send you a confirmation email containing your application number and providing details of the application charges and your payment options.

The email will include a link to complete payment online, you will have 28 days to make this payment.

Pay online

Pay by phone

Payments can be made over the phone with a debit or credit card. Contact us to make your payment.

Contact us

Email

Phone

0113 378 6006
(Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5pm and Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, voicemail outside of these hours)

Post

Building Control
Leeds City Council
9th Floor, Merrion House
110 Merrion Centre
Leeds
LS2 8BB

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