Fees and charges for cemeteries

Fees and charges

There are no fees payable for any deceased child under the age of eighteen. The Children's Funeral Fund covers this expenditure upon a claim from the council.

Treble fees are payable in respect of all non-Arun district residents who have not resided in the district for two years or more.

The exclusive right of burial and the exclusive right to erect a memorial shall be purchased together at the same time.

All prices shown are inclusive of VAT.

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Burial fee


Burial	Fee
Single depth burial - (4'6")	£1,709
Double depth - (6'0")	£2,015
Treble depth - (8'0")	£2,317
Cremated remains	£418
Scattering of cremated remains	£73

Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial (for a period of 30 years)

Exclusive Right of Burial (EROB) fees (for a period of 30 years)
Burial	Fee
Single depth burial (4'6 ) Extension of EROB for five years	£1,456 £276
Double depth burial (6'0 ) Extension of EROB for five years	£1,688 £317
Treble depth burial (8'0 ) Extension of EROB for five years	£1,961 £386
In a walled vault - 9ft x 4ft (brickwork by Monumental Mason) Extension of EROB for five years	£1,825 £332
Cremated remains plot Extension of EROB for five years	£622 £133

Memorial fees

Purchase of the Right to Erect a Memorial (EREM) fees (for a period of 30 years)

Purchase of the Right to Erect a Memorial (EREM) fees (for a period of 30 years)
Memorial	Fee
Lawn grave Extension of EREM for five years	£426 £104
Lawn grave - memorial headstone with 4ft kerb Extension of EREM for five years	£571 £129
Traditional grave - memorial headstone with full length kerb Extension of EREM for five years	£963 £164
Cremated remains grave Extension of EREM for five years	£400 £100
Memorial vase, tablet or plaque only Extension of EREM for five years	£180 £63
Other memorial type above ground Extension of EREM for five years	POA POA

Other memorial fees

Other memorial fees
Memorial	Fee
Inscription on the 'Wall of Remembrance' (hand cut only)	£96
Memorial plaque on a bench for 5 years	£226
Additional inscription to a memorial	No fee

Other fees

Other fees
Service	Fee
Administering national assisted burials (per hour)	£78
Administering the refund of EROB and EREM*	£152
Administering a burial without a Funeral Director	£213
Administering late notice cancellation	£152
Administering the re-issuing of deeds	£152
Cemetery chapel hire	£218
Genealogy research (per hour)	£68
Memorial cleaning	POA
Non-returnable timber shoring	POA
Officer assistance at chapel service	£205
Officiating at a burial, or scattering of cremated remains	£205
Purchase EROB and EREM in advance	£1,927
Purchase the EROB and EREM in a grave out-of-rotation	£794
Purchase the EROB and EREM in a premium grave	£1,587
Transferring EROB and EREM to a new owner	£152