BREEAM Fees Increase

BREEAM Fees Increase

Developers who regularly deal with BREEAM assessments, take note: registration fees are increasing at the start of July.

To avoid the price increase, any upcoming developments should be registered before the new rates kick in.

BREEAM is often requested as a planning condition on larger non-residential developments, and on refurbishments of apartment buildings. It is more commonly completed on inner city sites to ensure new building projects are going above and beyond the usual standards for energy efficiency and sustainable construction.

When completing the assessment, design teams should expect charges for both registration and certification fees. The Building Research Establishment, the company that developed BREEAM, is in charge of this.

This change in fees won’t apply to projects submitted before July 1. If you have a project in the pipeline which is going to need a BREEAM assessment in the near future, speak to our Technical Team about what’s required to register your site before the cut-off date.

The fee for registering a BREEAM assessment is increasing by 6% to £280.

Certification fees for new builds will range from £810 for a ‘simple’ building to £4,160 for the largest, most complicated buildings.

Certification fees for refurbishment projects will again vary depending on the size and complexity of the works, but will range from £565 to £2,675.