Decision details

Building Control (Commercial) Fees and Charges for 2024/25

Reference: D1509

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Growth and Economy

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The report details a revised set of Fees and Charges for the Building Control Service and seeks approval for their introduction from 01 April 2024.

Decision:

a)To approve the revised Fees and Charges for 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 2.
b)To approve the price revisions to be introduced from 01 April 2024.

Reasons for the decision:

To contribute to the delivery of a balanced budget for 2024/25 and satisfy statutory requirements.

Alternative options considered:

In accordance with legislation, the changes must not exceed the cost of providing the service on a three-year rolling basis. An alternative option is to make no changes to the fee schedule. This is not proposed as it has now been identified that some inspection work is not cost recovery.

Publication date: 18/03/2024

Date of decision: 18/03/2024

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