Book of Charges

NOTES FOR GUIDANCE

VAT

1. This document has been revised for the 20% VAT rate applicable from 1 January 2011.

All charges listed, for which VAT is applicable, include VAT at 20%.  

Charges levied to other Glasgow City Council Services will not include VAT.  

Most charges levied against other local authorities will include VAT, however some charges are exempt i.e. those relating to the recovery of employee costs.

Pre Payment

2. Pre payment of certain fees and charges is required. This relates to charges for the following items/services:

• Hire of Glasshouses and Winter Gardens
• Catering Concessions at Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability Parks and Events;
• Funfairs;
• Allotment Rentals;
• Memorial Foundations;
• Permits to Work;
• Use of GCC precincts / areas for promotions.

It should be noted that the above list is neither exhaustive nor inclusive.

Commercial Lets

3. The hire of any facilities to private companies or commercial organisations may be subject to higher charges or negotiated rates at the discretion of management.

Hires Outwith Standard Opening Hours

4. The hire of facilities outwith standard opening hours or standard staff working hours may be subject to additional charges to cover the extra costs involved.

Plant and Floral Arrangements

5. All plants and containers are on hire only and must be returned complete at the end of the hire. While on hire, plants may require watering, consequently access to plant containers by Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability staff will be necessary.  Prices quoted are for the supply and collection of material within Neighbourhoods. Regeneration and Sustainability normal working hours (i.e. 8.00am - 4.30pm: Monday - Thursday and 8.00am - 3.30pm Friday).

Interior Plant Displays

6. Plant containers are fitted with a water reservoir and a gauge indicating the water level. Plant containers are available in numerous styles to meet customer requirements.

External Rates

7. External rates are applicable to other Council Services, other organisations or individuals.

Allotment Rental Charges

8. Allotment Rental Charges (inclusive of both standard and concession rate charges) are per calendar year, i.e. January to December.

Eligibility for the 'Concession Rate' Allotment Rental Charge will be determined by the 'standard' Glasgow City Council eligibility criteria for concessions (Passport rate).

Use of Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability Venues and Facilities for Filming

9. It will be necessary to take cognisance of the requirements of the 'Film Charter of the City of Glasgow' when determining the rates and the costs to be charged to filmmakers using Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability venues and facilities. The 'Film Charter of the City of Glasgow' is published by the Glasgow Film Office.

Event Equipment Hire

10. The hirer of any equipment will be held responsible for any loss or damage to equipment.

Roads and Traffic Charges

11. In the event that clarification is needed about a particular aspect of Roads and Traffic charges, this may be sought by contacting Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability Permits Reception on telephone number 0141 287 5918.

Note:

(1) Additional charges may be required to cover extra staffing costs 

(2) Accommodation hires must be paid for no later than 3 weeks in advance of date that hire is required 

Note:

(1) Bookings for wedding party photography must be paid in advance and will cover formal access to the facility together with any necessary supervision. 

(1) Effective from 14th April 2025

* P.O.A. = Price on Application.

 (1) Effective from 14th April 2025
* P.O.A. = Price on Application.

Note:

(1) This is a minimum charge and higher charges may be set by management depending on the type of event, crowd capacity, entry fees. The minimum charge is £1.14 per head of capacity            
(2) This is a minimum charge and management, according on the type of event, may set higher charges. as a guideline, for major events this will be set as £1.71            
(3) It will be necessary to take cognisance of the requirements of the 'Film Charter of the City of Glasgow' when determining the rates and the costs to be charged to filmmakers using Neighbourhoods. Regeneration and Sustainability venues and facilities. The 'Film Charter of the City of Glasgow' is published by the Glasgow Film Office.            
(4) A minimum bond deposit of £2000 will require to be lodged with the Council to cover any damages and reinstatement costs incurred. A higher charge may be applied depending on the type of event.  PTU for Filming will incur VAT.            
(5) Building, Pedestrian Precinct and Park Hire PTUs for filming purposes will be charged VAT at 20%     

 Note:
            
(1) This is a minimum charge and higher charges may be set by management depending on the type of event, crowd capacity, entry fees. The minimum charge is £1.10 per head of capacity            
(2) This is a minimum charge and management, according on the type of event, may set higher charges. as a guideline, for major events this will be set as £1.65            
(3) It will be necessary to take cognisance of the requirements of the 'Film Charter of the City of Glasgow' when determining the rates and the costs to be charged to filmmakers using Neighbourhoods. Regeneration and Sustainability venues and facilities. The 'Film Charter of the City of Glasgow' is published by the Glasgow Film Office.            
(4) A minimum bond deposit of £2000 will require to be lodged with the Council to cover any damages and reinstatement costs incurred. A higher charge may be applied depending on the type of event.  PTU for Filming will incur VAT.            
(5) Building, Pedestrian Precinct and Park Hire PTUs for filming purposes will be charged VAT at 20%            

Note

(1) If full payment of the Penalty Charge Notice has not been received within 14 days of receipt of the Charge Certificate, relevant debt recovery procedures will be used to

(2) If paying by RingGo, a 20p convenience will be added
 

Note: If paying by RingGo, a 20p convenience will be added.

Note:
     
(1) Tariff was introduced 11th April 2023. Current rate is applicable from 1 March 2024        
(2) Further details at www.glasgow.gov.uk/EVCharging and https://chargeplacescotland.org/        
(3) All enquiries to be directed to Charge Place Scotland         

LEZ Penalty Charges

From 1 June 2023, if a non-compliant vehicle is detected in Glasgow's LEZ, a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will be issued to the registered keeper of that vehicle.
    
A maximum of one PCN will be issued to the vehicle's registered keeper for breaching LEZ rules in any one day.
    
Set at national level by the Scottish Government for consistency across cities, the initial penalty charge for all non-compliant vehicles entering a LEZ in Scotland will be £60.
    
 A scheme surcharge however means that the penalty charge amount will double with each subsequent breach of the rules by the same vehicle detected in the same LEZ.
    
Surcharging will only start however after the first PCN (issued at the initial base tier of £60) can be expected to have been received by the vehicle's registered keeper.  
    
Penalty charge rates are capped at £480 for cars and light goods vehicles, and £960 for buses and HGVs.  Any further breaches of LEZ rules by the same vehicle detected in the same LEZ once this cap is reached will result in future PCNs issued at the capped penalty charge rate.

Where there are no further breaches of the rules detected within the 90 days following a previous violation, the penalty rate will be reset to the base tier charge of £60.

All PCNs will be reduced by 50% if paid within 14 days.

Note:  
(1) Charges applicable from 1st June 2023    

(2) All revenue (above that incurred in running the LEZ scheme itself) can only be used for activities that help reduce air pollution and/or contribute toward achieving our climate change targets    

Note:

(1) A 10 % Administration costs surcharge will be added to accounts charged to external bodies/persons/agencies, etc. This        
surcharge is 10% of the total cost pre VAT  (if VAT is applicable).          

(2) Ref 'Stopping-up of Roads'. Applicant may be required to cover costs of physically stopping-up a road, a part of the road or the diversion, termination or other suitable means of protecting public utility services, and any other expenses arising from stopping-up costs associated with a Public Local Enquiry.      

(3) Three time periods - P1 07:00 - 10:00.  P2 12:00 - 15:00.  P3 16:00 - 19:00.         

Note       
(1) A 10 % Administration costs surcharge will be added to accounts charged to external bodies/persons/agencies, etc.            
This surcharge is 10% of the total cost pre VAT  (if VAT is applicable).              

Note:

(1) The City Centre is the area bounded by the M8 motorway, the river Clyde and the east kerbline of Saltmarket, High St and Castle St. In the event that clarification is needed about a particular aspect of Roads and Traffic charges, this may be sought by contacting Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability Permits Reception on telephone number 0141 287 5918.        
(2) For permission to install any advertising on a scaffold, contact must be made with Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainabililty  Permits Reception to discuss requirements. Telephone number 0141 287 5918.         
(3) No VAT        
(4) For Filming TTRO's please refer to our Events page        

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Additional meetings as required and agreed between case officer and application will be charged at £600

Additional meetings as required and agreed between case officer and application will be charged at £600 

PLANNING APPLICATIONS DISCRETIONARY FEE CHARGING

Note:

Planning fees are set by the Scottish Government. The relevant legislation is The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications)(Scotland) Regulations 2022. Further guidance is available in Scottish Government Planning Circular 2/2022.  

GCC's Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability has vast experience in providing cleansing and waste services to businesses throughout Glasgow    

At Commercial Services, we are committed to providing a high quality competitive service to our commercial customers.   

Our sales team are dedicated with vast knowledge of the challenges businesses may face when setting up waste collection service for their premises.    

We will tailor a waste plan  appropriate to your requirements for your business and offer guidance of waste presentation for your area.

What We Do    

We provide a number of high quality commercial services to businesses and the public.  These include:    

•  Commercial Waste Collection and Disposal for all waste streams of general waste, dry mixed recycling, food and glass in line with current legislation    
• Skip Hire available to commercial customers on a short or long term basis    
• Events: cleansing services including all waste management, short term hire of bins, sweeping services, litter picks    

For commercial waste collection and recycling and skip hire enquiries:      

Contact 0141 287 4221/5232/5233 during office hours, Monday to Friday or email commercialservices@glasgow.gov.uk   

To purchase trade waste sacks:     

Contact 0141 287 9797 or email tradesacks@glasgow.gov.uk      

For all other information relating to commercial waste visit our webpage.  
  
Commercial Services    
Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability    
Eastgate    
727 London Road    
Glasgow    
G40 3AG    

Notes:    
(1) Sale of bins to domestic customers and customers with service contracts do not incur vat    
(2) Prices may vary depending on the type of bin lid required.      
(3) Please note an Annual Duty of Care charge may apply.    
 *P.O.A. = Price on Application    

Notes:    
    
(1) When testing instruments incorporating remote display or printing facilities, and where completion of the test requires a second series of tests by the same person, an additional fee may be based upon the basic fee given above plus 50%.    
(2) When supplying specialist equipment (including but not limited to weighbridge test vehicle, van and test weights etc) an additional fee may be charged hourly, daily or per appointment, according to circumstances.    
(3) Multiple Submissions/Assistance Where a large number of items of equipment are submitted on the same occasion, or assistance is provided by the person requiring the test, the Executive Director shall have the discretion to authorise that the charge for testing be assessed in accordance with either the scale of fees or on an hourly basis according to the time spent at the place of submission of the equipment.    
(4) Fees for Work Outwith Normal Working Hours Visits carried out partly or entirely outside of normal office hours may incur a surcharge of 50% on the standard fee or on the standard hourly rate per officer hour.     

The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021 (2021/33)

Schedule 7 fees payable under the Explosives Regulations 2014 and the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014     

Part 2  fees for applications for licences, or variations to, or transfer of,  licences, to store explosives made to licensing authorities which are licensing authorities by virtue of paragraphs 1(a) of schedule 1 to the Explosives Regulations 2014

Note:
    
* P.O.A. = Price on Application.     

Note:    
* P.O.A. = Price on Application.     

Notes:                       
                        
(i) These figures already include an allowance for inflation over a three-year period (the minimum duration of a construction consent).                        
(ii) The costs are based on Neighbourhoods and Sustainability doing all the work.  To compensate for undertaking completeion of work initiated by other parties, the following procedure should be adopted:-                        
(a)        Add 25% where the estimated cost is less than £10,000;                        
(b)        Add 15% where the estimated cost is between £10,000 and £25,000;                        
(c)        Add 10% where the estimated cost is between £25,000 and £50,000.                        
(iii) Where the bond has to cover items such as major structures, or substantial amounts of excavation or fill, full details should be sent to NRS  who will undertake estimation.                        

Glasgow City Council Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability will (if necessary) apply a charge for what is considered to be the works involved, over and above the charge that it is our statutory obligation to incur, in the processing of this Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, Section 21, Construction Consent application. Chapter 2.6 of the Council's Roads Development Guide outlines the requirements for an acceptable submission for a Construction Consent application, and those complying with this will not incur a charge. As notified within the above named publication, charges will also be made for site inspections, materials testing and any temporary regulation order following commencement of work on site. All of the above will be based on staff hourly rates with the actual cost incurred being the sum charged.