Building regulations
Building Standards Fees and Payment Options
Building Warrant Fees
The Scottish Government introduced an increase in Building Warrant Fees from 1st April 2024. The changes can be viewed at Building Warrant Fee Increases 2024.
The current fees increased on 1 July 2017 and details of this change can be found in The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland( Regulations 2017 and the 3rd Edition, Version 1.5 of the Procedural Handbook
- Building warrant fees
- Fee calculator - A stand alone tool is available from eBuildingStandards.scot to assist you in working out the estimated value of works of your building standards application
Payment options
Pay online, with your application
eBuildingstandards.scot lets you pay your application fee while submitting your application. This is the fastest way to pay for your application and as long as you have provided all of the other information required, helps us to validate your application quicker.
Pay separately from your application
We encourage all customers to pay online at eBuildingstandards.scot at the time of submission. You can pay separately from your application to Highland Council using the payment options below but please be aware that we will not be able to make your application valid until the payment has been reconciled to your application.
We do not accept cash or cheques.
Bank credit transfer or online banking
Please pay to :
- Virgin Money
15 Academy Street
Inverness
IV1 1JN - Sort code: 82 70 13
- Account number: 00005273
- Account name: The Highland Council Planning and Development Account
- IBAN reference: GB72 CLYD 8270 1300 005273
- BIC reference: CLYDGB21163
- VAT registration number. 663 7582 03
Quote your application/online reference number with your payment. Alternatively quote 'BW Applic' and your surname. If you are acting on behalf of a third party, quote the applicant's surname which can link up your payment with their application. If you do not have a reference number, please supply a contact telephone number so that we can contact you if we need more information.
Proof of your payment must be sent by either:
- email to eBuildingstandards@highland.gov.uk (Building Standards payments)
- post to eProcessing centre, The Highland Council, Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX
Failure to do this could result in delay in progressing your application.
Pay by phone
You can pay by phoning our Service Centre on 01349 886605 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm).
Pay in person
If you already have an application number, please quote this when making payment. If you have not submitted your application, please take note of the receipt number that will be provided and quote this on your application form at the time of submission so we can reconcile your payment.