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Building Control and Development Control Newsletter

Building Control News

The links below allow you to view the latest newsletter produced by Barnsley Councils Building Control Services. The newsletter is provided free of charge to all users of our building control service. If you wish to obtain an electronic copy of future copies of the newsletter, please e-mail your name and contact details, including e-mail address to buildingcontrol@barnsley.gov.uk. Once your details have been received you will be automatically sent an e-mail containing a link to any new documents when they have been up-dated on our website, which you will be free to download, print, or read at your leisure.

The objective of the newsletter is to draw your attention to recent news, changes to the regulations, how we are performing, and up-coming events organised by Building Control Services or Development Control.

Building Excellence Awards 2010

See The Winners of 2009 and The Highly Commended in the following presentation.

Alternatively visit the LABC Yorkshire website: www.labcyorkshire.co.uk.

Presentation Building Excellence Awards 2009

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V.A.T. on Building Control Fees 2008

In his Pre-Budget Report on 24 November 2008, the Chancellor announced that the standard rate of VAT will be reduced to 15% on 1 December 2008 and, as such, the fees payable for Building Regulation applications have been reduced in line with these changes.

This means that for any applications received on or after 1 December 2008 they will be subject to VAT at the new rate of 15%.

Due to administrative reasons, the plan fee payable for small domestic applications, excluding a small garage under 30m2 and works between £5,000 - £33,000, will remain at £130.00, as this will avoid any delays in processing those full plans applications already in the process of being submitted. However, the total fee payable (combined plan and inspection fees or Building Notice fee) has been reduced to ensure that overall, the full reduction in VAT has been passed onto our customers.

Inspection fees on applications already submitted, but on which work will commence after 1 December 2008, will now be subject to 15% VAT rather than the 17.5% rate that applied when deposited.

It is our understanding that the 15% rate will remain until 31st December 2009, and from 1 January 2010 it will revert to 17.5%. However, at such time, we will inform customers again of the changes.