Charges for developer services 2016-2017
Below is a summary of our tariffs that form part of our charges scheme for 2016/2017 (PDF 801 KB opens in a new window)
Charges effective 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017
| Infrastructure | Other details | |
|---|---|---|
| Water infrastructure | £357.60 | In cases where houses are 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 |
| Sewerage infrastructure | £357.60 | |
| New water service connection | ||
| Application fee |
£74.00 | £45.00 per subsequent connections |
| Very short, unsurfaced (on site AMR) | £406.00 | Each additional meter of excavation = £48.00 |
| Very short, surfaced (off site AMR) | £470.00 | Each additional meter of excavation = £74.00 |
| Site visit/pipe inspection/other visit | ||
| Per visit charge | £50.60 | Any additional visits to re-inspect incur £50.60 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 | £307 | For the purpose of these charges, normal working hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, and exclude bank holidays |
| Administration and supervision of standard connection outside normal working hours | At cost | |
| Administration and supervision of non-standard connection outside normal working hours | At cost | |
| Adoption of sewers | ||
| Assessment and inspection fees for section 104 sewer adoptions submissions | 2.5% of estimated asset value, minimum charge £613.00 | |
| Initial assessment fee to be paid with section 104 submission (up-front payment deductible from final cost) – small development up to 20 premises | £753.00 | Includes £140 digital processing fee |
| Initial assessment fee to be paid with section 104 submission (up-front payment deductible from final cost) – medium development from 21-50 premises | £1,329.00 | Includes £140 digital processing fee |
| Initial assessment fee to be paid with section 104 submission (up-front payment deductible from final cost) – large development over 50 premises | £1,942 | Includes £140 digital processing fee |
| Legal fee | £625.00 | |
| Legal fee for transfer of land provision of an easement (per transaction) | £675.00 | |
| Installation and commissioning of United Utilities'-built telemetry outstation | At cost | |
| Undertaking CCTV survey of completed sewer network (if not provided by developer) | At cost | |
| Configuration and commissioning of developer/owner-built telemetry outstation | At cost | |
| Section 104 re-submission fee for re-design or inaccurate/repeat submissions | At cost | |
| Abortive inspection visit (per visit) | £73.00 | |
| Abortive pumping station inspection visit (per visit) | At cost | |
| Digital processing fee of electronically-submitted application | £140.00 | |
| Adoption of disposal works | ||
| Application fee | £300.00 | |
| Legal fee for transfer of land or provision of an easement (per transaction) | £675.00 | |
| Installation and commissioning of United Utilities’-built telemetry outstation | At cost | |
| Configuration and commissioning of developer/owner-built telemetry outstation | At cost | |
| Assessment fee (to be paid before first site inspection) | £660.00 or 6% of the contract value (whichever is greater) | |
| Building over sewers | ||
| Charge for dealing with applications | £261.00 | |
| Large diameter/complex sewers | At cost | |
| Build over agreement | To be confirmed on application approval | |
| Sewer diversions | ||
| Assessment and inspection fees for section 185 sewer diversion submissions | 5.0% of estimated asset value | |
| Legal fee | £625.00 | |
| Legal fee for provision of an easement (per transaction) | £675.00 | |
| Undertaking CCTV survey, if completed sewer network (if not provided by developer) | At cost | |
| Section 185 re-submission fee for re-design or inaccurate/repeat submissions | At cost | |
| Abortive inspection visit (per visit) | £73.00 | |
| Digital processing fee of electronically-submitted application | £140.00 | Optional |
| 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 | |