Building regulations

Fees and charges

In most cases you will have to pay a fee when you apply for building regulation approval.  Please be aware that your application fee will be calculated based on the information you provide and payment will be required when the application is submitted. If you would like clarification of a fee please contact building_consultancy@sandwell.gov.uk or contact our Customer Service Advisors on 0121 569 4054 who will be happy to assist. Here is a list of our current fees and charges which are inclusive of Value Added Tax (excluding Regularisation and Reversion applications which are Non Vatable).

Please note that our building regulation fees and charges will be revised for April 2026

Any application received after 5.30pm on Tuesday 31 March 2026 will be charged at the April 2026 rate.  Here is a copy of the building regulation revised fees and charges for you to view.

Payment for your application can be made by:-

Telephone - please contact our Customer Services Team who will be happy to take your details and get our secure payment line to call you for all debit/credit card payments

By BACS (Bankers Automated Clearing System) Our bank details are:- 

Account name: Sandwell MBC 

Sort Code: 60-15-39 

Account number: 69624178

(Please reference your payment with your application number or the location address of your submission).  Can we ask that once payment has been made that you email building_consultancy@sandwell.gov.uk with the date of payment, amount paid, application reference (if known) and payment reference.  These details are required to ensure we can find your payment and enable us to process your application further.

Please note that if you are applying for a Section 80(2) Notice of Intention to Demolish, there is an administration charge of £120.00.  Any application recevied after 5.30pm on Tuesday 31 March 2026 will be charged at the April 2026 increased rate of £124.20.

You can view our Scheme for the recovery of building regulation charges and associated matters.