Building Standards

Building Warrant Fees

1. Erection, alteration, extension or demolition of a building (whether or not combined with an Application for Warrant for change of use)

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F1. A Building Warrant fee must be paid when the application is submitted. No applicationwill be processed until such times as the correct fees have been paid by the applicant, in accordance with the Building Warrant Fee Structure. Please note that this fee is for lodging the application, not for granting of warrant, and is not refundable.

The fee before discounts, for lodging a Building Warrant application, other than late Building Warrant applications is shown in the table below. Fees from 1st May 2005.

VALUE OF WORKS (£) WARRANT
FEE (£)
VALUE OF WORKS (£) WARRANT
FEE (£)
0 - 5,000 100 5,001 - 5,500 115
5,501 - 6,000 130 6,001 - 6,500 145
6,501 - 7,000 160 7,001 - 7,500 175
7,501 - 8,000 190 8,001 - 8,500 205
8,501 - 9,000 220 9,001 - 9,500 235
9,501 - 10,000 250 10,001 - 11,000 265
11,001 - 12,000 280 12,001 - 13,000 295
13,001 - 14,000 310 14,001 - 15,000 325
15,001 - 16,000 340 16,001 - 17,000 355
17,001 - 18,000 370 18,001 - 19,000 385
19,001 - 20,000 400 20,001 - 30,000 460
30,001 - 40,000 520 40,001 - 50,000 580
50,001 - 60,000 640 60,001 - 70,000 700
70,001 - 80,000 760 80,001 - 90,000 820
90,001 - 100,000 880 100,001 - 120,000 980
120,001 - 140,000 1080 140,001 - 160,000 1180
160,001 - 180,000 1280 180,001 - 200,000 1380
200,001 - 220,000 1480 220,001 - 240,000 1580
240,001 - 260,000 1680 260,001 - 280,000 1780
280,001 - 300,000 1880 300,001 - 320,000 1980
320,001 - 340,000 2080 340,001 - 360,000 2180
360,001 - 380,000 2280 380,001 - 400,000 2380
400,001 - 420,000 2480 420,001 - 440,000 2580
440,001 - 460,000 2680 460,001 - 480,000 2780
480,001 -500,000 2880 500,001 - 550,000 3055
550,001 - 600,000 3230 600,001 - 650,000 3405
650,001 - 700,000 3580 700,001 - 750,000 3755
750,001 - 800,000 3930 800,001 - 850,000 4105
850,001 - 900,000 4280 900,001 - 950,000 4455
950,001 - 100,000,000 4630 And for every
100,000 or part
thereof over 1 million
Add 250

F2 Application for Building Warrant for conversion only, see Application Note (d), that is without any building work Fee is £100
F3 Application for demolition only, that is where there are no immediate plans for rebuilding Fee is £100
F4 Application for amendment of Building Warrant Fee is £50
a) where the new total estimated value is less than theoriginal, or is an increase of no more than £5,000 –
b) where the new total estimated value increases by more than £5,000 Fee is the amount for a Building Warrant of the same value. That is, if the increase is £20,000, the fee will be £400).
F5 Application for an amendment to Building Warrant for demolition or conversion see Application Note (d) only Fee is £50
F6 Application to extend the period of validity of a Building Warrant Fee is £50
F7 Where a late application for Building Warrant is made, or a Completion Certificate is submitted and there was no Building Warrant obtained when there should have been, the fee is increased by 25%. The additional fee covers the increased difficulty the Council will have in establishing whether work that is already underway or completed complies with the plans, specifications and other information provided. The Council will require to inspect the work and disruptive surveys may be needed to establish what has been constructed. The resulting fees are detailed in F1. and as follows
7.1 Application for late Building Warrant, i.e. where work is already started

a) application for a Building Warrant for the construction of a building or the provision of services, fittings and equipment in connection with a building (whether or not combined with an application for demolition)
Fee is 125% of the fee in table of fees above.
b) application for Building Warrant for demolition only Fee is £125
7.2 Submission of a Completion Certificate where no Building Warrant was obtained for
a) the construction of a building or the provision of services, fittings or equipment (whether or not combined with an application for conversion or for Building Warrant for demolition) Fee is the same as for a late application of the same value of works, that is 125% of the fee in table of fees above.
b) application for demolition only, or for conversion only Fee is £125
F8 Discounts
A Building Warrant fee is discounted, when a Building Warrant application is registered, where Certificates from Approved Certifiers of Design are presented. Where one or more such Certificates are presented with a Building Warrant application, by – 10% for each Certificate that covers the whole of any section of the functional standards, and 1% for each Certificate covering a single item in any such section, up to a maximum of 5% for any one section; all subject to a maximum discount of 60% of the warrant fee.

Note that the discounts apply where a late application for Building Warrant is made. The discount is applied to the whole fee. Discounts also apply to the stages in a staged warrant where the discount is on the fee for the amendment of a Building Warrant (which in staged warrants should take account of the increased value of the work).
F9 Refunds
A refund of the original Building Warrant fee (before any discounting) is made where one or more Certificates from an Approved Certifier of Construction are presented, as below

where one or more such Certificates are submitted with a Completion Certificate, by - 1% for each Certificate covering a defined trade or installation, up to a maximum of 20%, but subject to a minimum refund of £20.

Note that a refund is only made where the Council has been informed in writing of the intention to use the approved Certifier of Construction in relation to any Certificate. This precludes refunds where a late submission of Completion Certificate is made. However, a Certificate from an Approved Certifier of Design may accompany a submission of a Completion Certificate without Building Warrant, and a discount of the fee is allowed for as described in F8.
F10 Fee Exemption for Disabled Persons
The Fee Regulations state that no fee shall be payable where the purpose of the work to which the application relates is to alter or extend a dwelling so that it is made suitable as a dwelling for a disabled person

The fee is set at zero for works to alter or extend the existing dwelling occupied by a disabled person provided the works are solely for the benefit of the disabled person.

The relief therefore is not for disabled people in general, it relates specifically to works to provide facilities for disabled people as defined in the building standards. “Disabled person" means a person with a physical, hearing or sight impairment, which affects that person's mobility or use of buildings.

To allow South Ayrshire Council to assess your entitlement to this fee exemption you should provide a letter from your Doctor or Occupational Therapist confirming your disability unless the work is related to an Improvement Grant application for a Disabled Person.

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