Charges for developer services 2017-2018
Below is a summary of our tariffs that form part of our charges scheme for 2017/2018 (PDF 913 KB opens in a new window)
Charges effective 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
| Infrastructure | Other details | |
|---|---|---|
| Water infrastructure | £365.45 | In cases where houses subject to a common billing agreement with a common supply pipe or a non-household premises is served by a supply pipe larger than 25mm external diameter; the infrastructure charge will be multiplied by the relevant multiplier, please refer to the detailed charges document for more information. |
| Sewerage infrastructure | £365.45 | |
| New water service connection | ||
| Application fee |
£76.00 | £46.00 per subsequent connections |
| Very short, unsurfaced (on site AMR) | £407.00 | Each additional meter of excavation = £48.00 |
| Very short, surfaced (off site AMR) | £471.00 | Each additional meter of excavation = £74.00 |
| Site visit/pipe inspection/other visit | ||
| Per visit charge | £49.00 | Any additional visits to re-inspect incur £49.00 charges |
| Water used during development | ||
| House or other premises with a standard size connection | £25.00 per unit | |
| Developments other than those of houses | £0.10 per £100 of the contract value | |
| Any premises that we agree should be metered | Standard measured charges | |
| Charges associated with a new connection to the public sewer | ||
| Administration and supervision of standard connection within normal working hours | £333.00 | For the purpose of these charges, normal working hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, and exclude bank holidays |
| Administration and supervision of standard and non-standard connection outside normal working hours | £401.00 | |
| Abortive supervision visit (per visit) | £75.00 | |
| Undertaking CCTV survey of sewer network (if not provided by the developer) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying. |
| Adoption of sewers | ||
| Assessment and inspection fees for section 104 sewer adoptions submissions | 2.5% of estimated asset value, minimum charge £634.00 | |
| Initial assessment fee to be paid with section 104 submission (up-front payment deductible from final cost) – small development up to 20 premises | £774.00 |
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| Initial assessment fee to be paid with section 104 submission (up-front payment deductible from final cost) – medium development from 21-50 premises | £1.370.00 | |
| Initial assessment fee to be paid with section 104 submission (up-front payment deductible from final cost) – large development over 50 premises | £2,004.00 | |
| Legal fee for agreement | £639.00 | |
| Legal fee for transfer of land provision of an easement (per transaction) | £690.00 | |
| Installation and commissioning of United Utilities'-built telemetry outstation | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration, installation and commissioning |
| Undertaking CCTV survey of completed sewer network (if not provided by developer) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying |
| Configuration and commissioning of developer/owner-built telemetry outstation | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration, configuration and commissioning |
| Section 104 re-submission fee for re-design or inaccurate/repeat submissions (per hour) | £37.00 | |
| Section 104 re-submission fee for complete re-design from applicant will be charged at initial assessment fee as at design | £634.00 | |
| Abortive inspection visit (per visit) | £75.00 | |
| Abortive pumping station inspection visit (per visit) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and inspection Digital processing fee of electronically submitted applications £140.00 |
| Digital processing fee of electronically-submitted application | £140.00 | |
| Adoption of disposal works | ||
| Legal fee for agreement | £639.00 | |
| Legal fee for transfer of land or provision of an easement (per transaction) | £690.00 | |
| Installation and commissioning of United Utilities’-built telemetry outstation | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration, configuration and commissioning |
| Configuration and commissioning of developer/owner-built telemetry outstation | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration, configuration and commissioning |
| Assessment fee (to be paid before first site inspection) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and inspection |
| Building over sewers | ||
| Costs for the administration, assessment and inspection of building over consultations and applications from customers wishing to enter into build over agreements | £273.00 | |
| Legal fee for domestic build over sewers | £434.00 | |
| Legal fee for large development (non-domestic) | £613.00 | |
| Complex build over sewers | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying |
| Undertaking CCTV survey of sewer network (if not provided by the customer) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying |
| Sewer diversions | ||
| Assessment and inspection fees for section 185 sewer diversion submissions | 5.0% of estimated asset value | |
| Legal fee for agreement | £639.00 | |
| Legal fee for provision of an easement (per transaction) | £690.00 | |
| Undertaking CCTV survey if completed sewer network (if not provided by developer) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying |
| Section 185 re-submission fee for re-design or inaccurate/repeat submissions (per hour) | £37.00 | |
| Abortive inspection visit (per visit) | £75.00 | |
| Digital processing fee of electronically submitted application (optional) | £140.00 | |
| Self-lay | ||
| Self-lay charges | Further details can be found in our booklets "obtaining water supplies for new developments - guidance notes for developers" and our self-lay policy; these are available on request or can be found here | |
| Sewer Closure | ||
| Initial fee – includes application logging, updating of sewer records, initial engineering assessment (up to 2.5 hrs) and initial site inspection (up to 2 hrs) | £207.00 | |
| Hourly rate for engineering assessment (after initial 2.5 hrs) | £37.00 | |
| Hourly rate for site inspection (after initial 2 hrs) | £34.00 | |
| Undertaking CCTV survey of sewer network (if not provided by the customer) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying |
| Pre – development enquiries (Wastewater) | ||
| Estimates or assessment work at the customer’s request | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with inspection, assessment and administration |
| Undertaking CCTV survey of sewer network (if not provided by the customer) | Recovery of direct and indirect costs | We will recover all costs incurred associated with investigation, administration and surveying |