Planning and building regulations in Saltcoats

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 Saltcoats?

In Saltcoats, a planning or building regulations application typically costs £750–£2,500 for application management (council fees extra), including VAT at 20% (standard rate; planning application fees carry no VAT, council building control fees include VAT). Building costs in Scotland are close to the UK average, so the figures for Saltcoats are close to our national guide. Council application fees are extra.

The main things that change the cost:

• Agreements with neighbours on shared walls
• Building control route
• Council fees
• Revisions requested by the council

Your exact price depends on the survey and drawings. The guide price tool gives a quick range in the meantime.

Planning and building regulations in Saltcoats

Approvals for a planning or building regulations application in Saltcoats follow the rules for Scotland. In Scotland planning applications and building warrants are both made to the council, and the warrant must be granted before work starts.

In Scotland a building warrant is needed before work starts on most extensions, loft conversions and conversions. It is issued by the council’s building standards service. When the work is finished, a completion certificate is submitted and accepted by the council after inspection.

If the answer is not clear-cut, we can apply for formal confirmation before you commit to the build.

What we handle

Handled as part of most planning and building regulations applications:

• Permitted development assessment
• Certificate of lawfulness applications
• Discharge of planning conditions
• Build-over agreements with the water company
• Building control application and inspections
• Written agreement with neighbours on shared walls

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 Saltcoats

In Scotland, bungalows and one-and-a-half-storey homes are common, so dormer conversions are a popular way to add bedrooms.

We work across Saltcoats and neighbouring areas such as Kilwinning, Irvine and Troon. Postcodes we cover in Saltcoats include KA21.

How it works

1. 01

   Measured survey

   We visit and measure the house so the drawings start from accurate information.

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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