Building Notice Form

If you have any questions, or you have trouble with this form, please get in touch and we will be glad to assist you. You can email us at buildingconsultancy@acivicogroup.co.uk

GIVING NOTICE OF BUILDING WORK TO BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Acivico (Building Consultancy) Ltd, is a wholly owned company of Birmingham City Council and is its Agent in processing building regulations and associated matters.

We are unable to accept a Building Notice in the following circumstances and would require a ‘Full Plans’ application which would require a little more information.

A. Where a new building or extension is within 3 meters of a public sewer.

B. The building to which the work relates is of a Commercial nature.

C. the work involves construction fronting onto a private street

Building Notice Form

DETAILS OF THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE WORK IS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
Title*
- Mr
- Mrs
- Miss
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Address of the person giving notice
Phone*
Email*

A preferred email address is essential in helping us contact you.
Location of building work (if different)
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

ADDRESS OF THE PROPOSED WORK, IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE
PERSON WHO YOU WOULD LIKE US TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO QUERIES, IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE.
Agents Name
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Email

A preferred email address is essential in helping us contact you.
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
(Designer appointed by client with overall responsibility for the building regulation compliance of the design)
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER*
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Email*

A preferred email address is essential in helping us contact you.
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR
(Contractor appointed by client with overall responsibility for the building regulation compliance of the building as constructed)
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR*
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Email*

A preferred email address is essential in helping us contact you.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK THAT IS BEING CARRIED OUT
Description of the work being carried out*
Basement.*
- Yes
- No
Number of storeys.*
(Example Up to 5m(Up to 2 storeys) / Up to 11m(Up to 3-4 storeys) / Up to 18m(5 storeys and above)
Height of existing storeys.*
Ground/Upper storey (For 18m and above please complete form https://acivicogroup.co.uk/services/full-plans-commercial-form/)
- Up to 5m(Up to 2 storeys)
- Up to 11m(Up to 3-4 storeys)
- Up to 18m(4-5 storeys and above)
Height of proposed storeys.*
Ground/Upper storey (For 18m and above please complete form https://acivicogroup.co.uk/services/full-plans-commercial-form/)
- Up to 5m(Up to 2 storeys)
- Up to 11m(Up to 3-4 storeys)
- Up to 18m(4-5 storeys and above)
PLANNING PERMISSION
Planning permission may also be required for the work. If you require further information please visit the online https://www.planningportal.co.uk/ or contact Birmingham City Council’s Planning Team.
Has a planning application been submitted?*
- Yes
- No
If a planning application has been submitted, please provide the reference. (if known)
FEES
(All charges include VAT at 20%). Please tick (✓) where applicable
A. A detached garage/carport or habitable structure (summer house, office, gym or playroom) exceeding 30m2 but not exceeding 60m2 (internal metric floor area).
PLEASE NOTE: A detached garage less than 30m2 may be exempt from Building Regulations. See more comprehensive information on our website or contact us.
- £570.00
B. An extension that is less than 10m2 (internal metric floor area).
- £570.00
C. An extension that is over 10m2 but less than 40m2 (internal metric floor area).
- £725.00
D. An extension that is over 40m2 but not exceeding 60m2 (internal metric floor area).
- £910.00
E. An extension that is over 60m2 but less than 100m2 (internal metric floor area).
NB: Where an extension exceeds 100m2 charges must be calculated from [J] below using a reasonable market rate. The resultant charge should not be less than the 60m2–100m2 category.
- £1025.00
F. A loft conversion comprising of a floor area less than 50m2 or two rooms.
- £570.00
NB: Where a loft conversion is undertaken at the same time as an extension a reduced Building Notice charge of £295.00 will be applicable
- £295.00
G. Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable room.
- £505.00
H. Minor works where the installer undertaking the work is competent but not a member of a recognised self-certification scheme e.g. FENSA or Part P.
- a. Solar Panels (Applicant’s electrician must issue BS 7671 certificate) - £130.00
- b. Replacement windows - £130.00
- c. Electrical installations (Applicant’s electrician must issue BS 7671 certificate) - £130.00
I. Minor building work within one of the following categories or valued up to £5,000
- £200
i options
- Select All
- a. Re-roofing (roof covering and insulation only)
- b. Drainage
- c. Formation of an under stair wc or en-suite facility
- d. Removal of a load bearing wall
- e. Removal of one or more chimney breasts
- f. Creation of a new structural opening (window/door)
- g. Installation of wood burner by non-registered installer e.g. HETAS, NACE. Please note, additional specialist testing at your expense may be required to confirm compliance.
NB: Where any of the above are being undertaken at the same time as a extension or conversion from one of the categories listed above a reduced charge of £82.00 will apply.
- £82.00
J. Other building work to a domestic residence not included in one of the above categories.
- a. Up to and including a value of £15,000 (£427.00)
- b. Up to and including a value of £50,000 (£695.00)
- c. Up to and including a value of £100,000 (£1025.00)
K. Proposed commencement date.*
Please select a proposed commencement date.
Upload your supporting documents here:
Drop files here or

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SUBMITTING A BUILDING NOTICE
Important: For an extension to property or new building please also provide a plan to a scale of not less than 1:1250 and identify the building work on that plan.
- Acivico are no longer accepting postal applications routinely, therefore please do not send postal application forms to this address without contacting us first as we will need to make special provisions. We may be able to help you to register your application in another way.
- You will receive an acknowledgement by return.
- This will provide you with your Application Number (please quote this on any future correspondence) along contact details.
- Building work will be inspected on site and once satisfied we will issue a Completion certificate.
- If a commencement inspection is not passed within 3 years of application submission, the application will expire.
MAKING PAYMENT

When making payment please include the address of the building work so we can reconcile the payment.
DECLARATION
I hereby deposit a Building Notice in accordance with the BUILDING ACT 1984 - BUILDING REGULATIONS as amended
Name*
First Last
Thank you for submitting your Building Notice.
You can follow your application here: https://buildingcontrol.acivicogroup.co.uk/NECSWS/ES/Presentation/BuildingControl/OnlineBuildingControl/OnlineBuildingControlSearch
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

CHARGING SCHEME

The fee tables outline our standard charges.
Prices includes vat at 20%
The ‘Estimated Cost’ is the full cost of the work must base upon a reasonable market rate. VAT and any professional fees, i.e., Architect, Engineer, Land Acquisition costs may be discounted from this calculation. In addition, decorative finishes, floor coverings and fittings, which are not subject to Building Regulation, can therefore be excluded from the estimate.
Where a charge category asks for measurements these are internal metric floor areas. Where more than one storey is involved the combined floor area should be used for charge calculation purposes.
If more than one element of work has been carried out, then it may be that more than one charge is payable, e.g. a loft conversion and a single storey kitchen extension
The information supplied on this form may be shared with relevant parties within Birmingham City Council along with organisations charged with detection and prevention of fraud.
Acivico (Building Consultancy) Ltd, is a wholly owned company of Birmingham City Council.
Company Registration No: 07918763

INSPECTIONS

If you require an inspection, we have several options available to you:
Use our online inspection request form https://acivicogroup.co.uk/services/building-regulations/
Email us your inspection request to buildingconsultancy@acivicogroup.co.uk
We are also able to offer ‘remote’ inspections in many cases and we may ask if you want to accommodate that by using video on site and walking the project through with a surveyor. We can provide time slots for these inspections.

NOTES

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept a Building Notice in the following circumstances and would require a ‘Full Plans’ application which would require a little more information.

Making a building regulation application submission where building over or within 3 meters of a public sewer up to 225 millimetres in diameter will require a Full Plans Submission under the regulations, a Building Notice cannot be accepted in these circumstances.
We will check this when registering the application and you can also check before making the application here https://www.digdat.co.uk/ or by contacting Severn Trent Water Ltd, or
The building to which the work relates is of a Commercial nature, (non-domestic), or
The work involves the construction of a new building fronting onto a private street.

The charging scheme.

If your work falls into one of the above categories [A-I] this must be used. Reference to [J] above should onlybe made where the work is outside the scope of [A-I] above.
Where more than one storey is involved the combined internal floor area should be used to calculate the fee.
Where different elements of work are shown upon the plans it may be that more than one charge is payable.
The council may assist in paying the building regulation application fees in some circumstances. For example,a WC or shower designed to meet the needs of a person with a disability, where that is shown to be for the benefit of a person, and where it will help them to continue to live in their dwelling. Please contact us if you would like further information about fee exemption.
The Building Notice Fee is a single payment payable at the time of deposit and is not refundable once work commences on site.
Building Consultancy operate under The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 the fee after deducting any administration charges and any other costs we have incurred, such as structural checking.
In rare circumstances where projects require additional time relating to plan check/site inspections/etc we may require additional payment to cover our time.

The information provided on this form to Acivico (Building Consultancy) Limited will be processed strictly in connection with your application in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will not be used for any other purpose.