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Building Control documents that have been submitted, unlike planning documents, are not public records and access is restricted to the owner of the documents. You have a right to see plans deposited for any planning application for your house at all reasonable hours. The Council cannot recommend any builder. You are advised to get quotations from several builders, preferably by recommendation from friends or neighbours.
You should avoid commencement of works until plans deposited under the Full Plans procedure have been approved. If you choose to start works before a Full Plans application is approved, formal notices must be given and the work you do is done at your own risk until plans are approved.
Work which is exempt from control may be commenced once you have obtained any necessary planning consent. When the Council, having made all necessary inspections, are satisfied that the works you have carried out comply with the regulations, they will issue a completion certificate. When the works you have undertaken are substantially complete you are required to notify the Council so that they can carry out a completion inspection. A completion certificate will be issued following a satisfactory completion inspection.
Please contact Customer Services in the first instance. If a Completion Certificate has already been issued, they can provide an additional copy. If a completion inspection has been carried out and all works comply with the Building Regulations, we will issue you with a Completion Certificate. However, on many occasions, such an inspection may not have been requested. Should this be the case, it will be necessary for you to arrange access for us to carry this out. Subject to the works complying with the Building Regulations, we will issue the Certificate.
An owner may apply in writing to the Council for a regularisation certificate where unauthorised works have commenced on or after the 11th November The Council on receipt of such application may require the applicant to lay open the unauthorised work for inspection, make tests and take samples and require any other reasonable steps to be taken.
A regularisation certificate may be given where the Council has been able to satisfy themselves that the relevant requirements of the Building Regulations have been met. A charge, which is non-refundable, is generally paid on submission of the application. Complete Regularisation Application Form. No under the Building Regulations, although the height of boundary walls may be restricted under the Town and Country Planning Act.
Without appointment, Surveyors are generally out visiting sites between 10am and 3pm and do not take calls whilst driving or on site for safety reasons. However, they will check for messages later in the day either received on the phone or sent using this form. The customer services team can contact the surveyors during the day, so if you have an emergency do contact the customer services team on It may be possible to get the surveyor to call or to phone you.
Scotland has similar but separate Regulations How can I obtain Building Regulation approval for my building work? What are the advantages of a Full Plans application? There are a number of advantages to using a Full Plans application: The process of preparing the plans allows you to carefully consider your proposals and receive professional advice.
You can see your proposals on plan giving you a clear indication of how they will affect your property and if the works will meet your needs. It will be easier for the builder to prepare an accurate quotation since they will have detailed plans to refer to.
It will be easier to explain to your builder what works you are proposing and there will be less room for error and disputes. The plans will form part of a contract between you and your builder. If you are borrowing money in order to finance your proposals, you may need to have plans to show the bank or building society.
You will receive an Approval Notice for the works. If your Contractor builds in accordance with the approved plans, you can be confident of compliance with the Building Regulations. The plans will form a historical record of the works that have been carried out and can be lodged with the deeds of your property.
What types of works are suitable for the Building Notice procedure? What are the advantages of the Building Notice procedure? What are the disadvantages of the Building Notice Procedure? What is a Competent Persons Scheme? Examples of work that can be undertaken by Competent Persons: installation of cavity or solid wall insulation installation of gas appliances installation or replacement of hot water and heating systems connected to gas appliances installation or replacement of oil-fired boilers, tanks and associated hot water and heating systems installation or replacement of solid fuel burners and associated hot water and heating systems installation of a new circuit within a dwelling replacement windows, doors, or roof lights in dwellings find a complete list of work that can be carried out by a competent person The competency of the skilled installer needs to match the work type that they have been employed to do.
When the work is complete the registered installer should: If you do not use a registered installer, then you will have to make a submission and pay notify us of the work issue you a certificate of compliance with building regulations, this can be issued: directly by themselves through their scheme operator If you do not use a registered installer, then you will have to make a submission and pay a fee to have building control come and inspect the work.
How can I ensure that my proposals comply with the Building Regulations? Am I required to inform my neighbours when I make a building regulation application and do they have the right to object to the proposed works?
How long is the application valid for? When can I start work on my proposals? However, if you start works before the Full Plans application has been approved, all works will be at your own risk until the application is approved and you may be required to pull down, alter or remove any works that are subsequently found not to comply with the Regulations What happens if I depart from the approved plans?
Who makes the Building Regulations? Checks are made to see if all the necessary forms, fees and plans have been submitted. The decision notice will indicate the decision, any conditions imposed on the approval or where necessary the functional requirement under which the plans were rejected.
What can I do if my plans are rejected? What happens if I contravene the Building Regulations? You are committing an offence if: There is a continuing contravention of the functional requirements of the Building Regulations, also. Will I get a completion certificate? If work has been carried out on my property and I do not have Building Regulation approval, what should I do?
Local Authorities may have charges for this service and will advise accordingly Where can I get a copy of Building Regulation decision notices and completion certificates for my property and is there a charge for this service? To help us find the information you will need to provide us with: the address of the property an approximate date of when the works were carried out if possible, the application number.
Do you know who is providing your Building Control? We believe in sound working relationships based on understanding and support We are committed to maintaining the highest standards and ensuring that the built environment in which we all live, work and play is safe and healthy We will work with you to achieve quality construction that meets the building regulations.
Home Planning and building Building control Decisions, contraventions, enforcements and regularisation. Decisions, contraventions, enforcements and regularisation If we reject your plans, you can re-submit them, with amendments, to make them comply with Building Regulations.
Contravention of building regulations Building control contraventions or breaches fall into the following categories: Failure to deposit plans before commencing building works.
Failure by the builder to give the required notice at specified stages of the work. Failure to comply with the requirements of the regulations in carrying out building work on site. Reporting a building regulation breach Contact Building Control on the details below to report a in building regulations breach if you suspect someone of failure to comply with any of the above. Contravention notice If you receive a contravention notice from us, there are four courses of action open to you: Compliance with the Notice.
This will involve altering or removing the defective work, usually the Notice will give you 28 days to do this. Many councils and groups formally adopted the principles of the Enforcement Concordat published by the Home Office.
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