Building control

Building Control regulates the design and construction of buildings, making sure they meet the minimum standards set out in the Building Regulations.

Building regulations are designed to ensure:

• Health and safety of people in and around buildings
• Energy conservation
• Access for all

We can help you if you have any building regulation problems and can co-ordinate your application with other local authority services, such as planning, highways, environmental health as well as fire safety.

We can also:

• Provide pre-application advice (free for the first hour) on all building projects
• Provide a choice of applications:
  • Full Plans
  • Building Notice
• Carry out a programme of site inspections to make sure that the work complies with the regulations
• Issue stage or conditional approvals to allow works on-site to progress as quickly as possible
• Issue Completion and Fire Safety Completion certificates

We are also responsible for:

• Demolition - control and advice
• Dangerous structures and public safety