Planning and building regulations in Bordon

What is a planning or building regulations application?

Planning permission decides whether a project can be built; building regulations decide how it must be built. Most extensions, lofts and conversions need building regulations approval even when planning permission is not required.

How much does a planning or building regulations application cost in Bordon?

In Bordon, a planning or building regulations application typically costs £750–£2,750 for application management (council fees extra), including VAT at 20% (standard rate; planning application fees carry no VAT, council building control fees include VAT). We start from a UK-wide guide and adjust it for the South East, where labour and materials are typically about 12% above average. Council application fees are extra.

The biggest cost drivers are:

• Building control route
• Revisions requested by the council
• Council fees
• Type of application

A guide range is only a starting point: the guide price tool gives an instant figure for your size, and a free survey turns it into a fixed quote.

Planning and building regulations in Bordon

Before anything is built in Bordon, we confirm which approvals apply in England. In England householder applications, lawful development certificates and prior approvals for larger home extensions go to the local planning authority. Building control can be the council or a registered building control approver.

Building regulations approval comes from the council’s building control service or a registered building control approver. The work is inspected at key stages, such as foundations, drainage and insulation, and a completion certificate is issued at the end.

We check this for your address before design work starts, so there are no surprises later.

What we handle

What we take care of:

• Discharge of planning conditions
• Permitted development assessment
• Party wall notices
• Lawful development certificate applications
• Build-over agreements with the water company
• Building control application and inspections

How long does it take?

Allow about 8 weeks for a householder planning decision (two months in Scotland). If the drawings are for a planning application, add the council’s decision period once they are submitted.

Building in Bordon

Commuter towns across the South East have many 1930s and post-war semis that suit rear extensions and hip-to-gable loft conversions.

From GU35 outwards, we take on projects throughout Bordon and the surrounding parts of Hampshire.

How it works

1. 01

   Survey and brief

   We visit, talk through what you want and record the existing building.

2. 02

   Concept design

   Options for layout and appearance, revised until you are happy.

3. 03

   Drawings and documents

   The drawings and forms the council and building control need.

4. 04

   Approval

   We follow the application through to a decision and pass on the approved drawings.

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