Building safety levy statement

Building safety statement

On 10th July 2025 the government laid its draft Building Safety Levy Regulations 
before Parliament The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025. These draft 
Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure requiring approval by the House 
of Commons and the House of Lords. Subject to the will of Parliament, the 
Regulations provide that the levy will start being charged from 1st October 2026.

  • From 1 October 2026 the levy will apply to all residential development in 
    England, unless exempted, please see the draft levy regulations The Building 
    Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 and levy guidance Building Safety Levy: 
    Guidance - Guidance - GOV.UK.
  • The levy is charged on relevant building control applications and notices. 
    Building control full plans applications / initial notices / HRB applications for 
    works providing at least 1 dwelling or a bedspace in PBSA will have to include 
    information for the purpose of the levy, otherwise their application may be 
    rejected (or in the case of initial notice must be rejected). Further information for 
    levy calculation will be provided at commencement notice stage.
  • Local authorities with building control responsibility will act as levy collecting 
    authorities. Rates vary by local authority and whether the development is on 
    previously developed land, please see the rates table Building Safety Levy: 
    Guidance - Section 2: Levy rates and calculations - Guidance - GOV.UK.
  • Affordable housing supported housing and any housing built by non-profit 
    registered providers (and their wholly-owned subsidiaries) is exempt from the 
    charge.
  • The levy charge is calculated by collecting authorities following provision of 
    information and evidence at commencement notice stage. Payment must be 
    made prior to the earlier of occupation and completion stage and must be made 
    to the local authority acting as collecting authority (the local authority where the 
    proposed buildings are located).
  • If a residential developer wishes to dispute the levy charge, a refund amount or 
    the decision not to issue a refund, they can request a review by the collecting 
    authority within 28 days. If a developer remains in dispute they can appeal the 
    matter to the First Tier Tribunal.
  • Failure to pay the levy will mean the building control authority will withhold the 
    completion certificate or reject the final certificate.

For further information on the levy please see the following publications by the UK 
government.