UK Council Property Development Guides

Live build cost benchmarks, Article 4 directions and Building Safety Gateway status for 72 major UK councils. Pick a council to see how its planning regime affects HMO conversions, Class MA commercial-to-residential and permitted development.

• City of London Corporation — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3500/sqm avg build cost
• City of Westminster — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3400/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Camden — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3200/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Islington — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3100/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Hackney — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £2900/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Tower Hamlets — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3000/sqm avg build cost
• Royal Borough of Greenwich — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Lewisham — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Southwark — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3000/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Lambeth — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £2950/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Wandsworth — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2850/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3100/sqm avg build cost
• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea — Greater London, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £3500/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Waltham Forest — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Redbridge — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2600/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Havering — Greater London, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2500/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2500/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Newham — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Bexley — Greater London, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2500/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Bromley — Greater London, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2600/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Croydon — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2650/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Sutton — Greater London, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2550/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Merton — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2750/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Richmond upon Thames — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2850/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Hounslow — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Hillingdon — Greater London, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2500/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Ealing — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2750/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Brent — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Harrow — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2650/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Barnet — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2700/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Haringey — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2750/sqm avg build cost
• London Borough of Enfield — Greater London, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2600/sqm avg build cost
• Manchester City Council — North West, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2150/sqm avg build cost
• Salford City Council — North West, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2050/sqm avg build cost
• Liverpool City Council — North West, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Bolton Council — North West, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council — North West, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2000/sqm avg build cost
• Leeds City Council — Yorkshire, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1950/sqm avg build cost
• Sheffield City Council — Yorkshire, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £1950/sqm avg build cost
• City of York Council — Yorkshire, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2150/sqm avg build cost
• Hull City Council — Yorkshire, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1800/sqm avg build cost
• City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council — Yorkshire, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1850/sqm avg build cost
• Newcastle City Council — North East, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1850/sqm avg build cost
• Sunderland City Council — North East, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1800/sqm avg build cost
• Birmingham City Council — West Midlands, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £2100/sqm avg build cost
• Coventry City Council — West Midlands, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £1950/sqm avg build cost
• City of Wolverhampton Council — West Midlands, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Nottingham City Council — East Midlands, Gateway 3, Article 4 active, £2050/sqm avg build cost
• Leicester City Council — East Midlands, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Derby City Council — East Midlands, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Bristol City Council — South West, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2300/sqm avg build cost
• Bath and North East Somerset Council — South West, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2400/sqm avg build cost
• Plymouth City Council — South West, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1950/sqm avg build cost
• Exeter City Council — South West, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2100/sqm avg build cost
• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council — South West, Gateway 2, no Article 4, £2150/sqm avg build cost
• Brighton & Hove City Council — South East, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2500/sqm avg build cost
• Southampton City Council — South East, Gateway 2, no Article 4, £2150/sqm avg build cost
• Portsmouth City Council — South East, Gateway 2, no Article 4, £2100/sqm avg build cost
• Reading Borough Council — South East, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2400/sqm avg build cost
• Oxford City Council — South East, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2650/sqm avg build cost
• Milton Keynes City Council — South East, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2200/sqm avg build cost
• Cambridge City Council — East of England, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2600/sqm avg build cost
• Norwich City Council — East of England, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £2050/sqm avg build cost
• Peterborough City Council — East of England, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1950/sqm avg build cost
• Cardiff Council — Wales, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Swansea Council — Wales, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1850/sqm avg build cost
• Glasgow City Council — Scotland, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £1950/sqm avg build cost
• City of Edinburgh Council — Scotland, Gateway 2, Article 4 active, £2150/sqm avg build cost
• Aberdeen City Council — Scotland, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1900/sqm avg build cost
• Dundee City Council — Scotland, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1850/sqm avg build cost
• Belfast City Council — Northern Ireland, Gateway 1, no Article 4, £1850/sqm avg build cost