Building control

Building regulations help ensure that new buildings, conversions, renovations and extensions (domestic or commercial) are going to be safe, healthy and high-performing.

You must check if you need approval before you construct or change buildings in certain ways. Building regulations approval is different from planning permission.

Building regulations applications and associated documents.

We implement DCLG Risk Assessed Pricing Guidance (January 2012) to calculate our fee and charges.

Buildings become dangerous for many reasons e.g. age, deterioration, settlement, impact by vehicles, explosion or fire damage.

Our Building Control Service has created several external partnerships with companies and architects (partners) who regularly use our service.

Guides to some of the most popular construction and refurbishment works.