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Publication - Research and analysis

Building standards fee income and re-investment in service delivery: review

Published
26 June 2023
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design
ISBN
9781805256533

Research looking at the fee income generated by building warrant applications and the level of re-investment of income back into the local authority building standards service following the 2017 fee increase. It also provides initial modelling for a new building standards fees model.

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Annex C: Data for Model and Assumptions

Table 1: Key Data and Assumptions
BW Type Data (2021/22) or Assumption Source of Data/Assumption
Total number BW applications 39,400 BSD return
Distribution of applications by value of work bands:
  • £0 - £10,000
  • £10,001 - £50,000
  • £50,001 - £250,000
  • £250,001 - £1 million
  • >£1 million
  • 48.4%
  • 30.9%
  • 14.6%
  • 4.3%
  • 1.8%
 BSD data on BW issued by value of work band
Distribution of applications over £1m:
  • £1 - £5 million
  • £5 - £10 million
  • £10 - £25 million
  • £25 - £50 million
  • >£50 million
  • 70.2%
  • 14.5%
  • 10.2%
  • 2.8%
  • 2.5%
 Based on information supplied by local authorities during survey
Number of applications by type: £0 - £10,000:
  • Zero fee
  • Conversion
  • Demolition
  • <£5,000
  • >£5,000
£10,001 - £50,000:
  • 3.5% of BW apps <£10,000
  • 0.1% of BW apps < £10,000
  • 1.5% of BW apps < £10,000
  • 50% of BW apps <£10,000
  • 50% of BW apps >£10,000
  • 1.5% of BW apps £10k to £50k
 Based on information supplied by local authorities during survey
Amendments to warrants:
  • Total
  • <£5,000
  • >£5,000
  • 9,479
  • 75% of amendment apps
  • 25% amendment apps
 BSD data Based on discussions from case studies/previous research
Extensions to warrants 15% of BW apps Based on information supplied by local authorities during survey
Number of Certificates:
  • Design – structures
  • Design – energy (domestic)
  • Design – energy (non-dom)
  • Construction – plumbing
  • Construction - electrical
  • 16,450
  • 415
  • 16
  • 4,892
  • 3,919
 BSD data
Table 2: Building Warrant Fee Assumptions
BW Type Value of Work Band Fee, £
£0 - £10,000:
  • Conversions1
  • Demolitions
  • Zero fee
  • <£5,000
  • >£5,000
  • Fixed
  • Fixed
  • Fixed
  • Fixed
  • £7,000 - £7,500
  • 150
  • 150
  • 0
  • 150
  • 245
£10,001 - £50,000:
  • Zero fee
  • All others
  • Fixed
  • £20,001 - £50,000
  • 0
  • 593
£50,001 - £250,000 £120,001 - £140,000 1,240
£250,001 - £1 million £400,001 - £420,000 2,682
>£1 million:
  • £1 - £5 million
  • £5 - £10 million
  • £10 - £25 million
  • £25 - £50 million
  • >£50 million
  • £2.2 million
  • £6.5 million
  • £12.5 million
  • £30.5 million
  • £55 million
  • 7,910
  • 18,789
  • 33,970
  • 79,509
  • 142,759
Extensions to warrants Fixed 100
Notes: 1 – only if there is no construction work. Fee scale applies if there is construction work
Table 3: Estimates of Fee Income Using Model, £
2021/22 5 Year Average
Income from:
  • BW applications
  • BW amendments
  • Extensions
  • 35.050
  • 1.742
  • 0.591
  • 33.989
  • 1.715
  • 0.568
Total 37.383 36.273
Certification discount -1.996 -1.908
Income less certification (modelled) 35.386 34.365
Actual income 35.383 34.849
% difference 0.01 1.4

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