Building regulations apply to most building work even if you don't need planning permission.

You must notify us of your building work, either through a full plans application, or by submitting a building notice.

Fees for domestic extensions and alterations, new dwellings and non-domestic premises.

After approval, you'll need to tell us when your building work is starting and arrange a site inspection.

You'll need to tell us when work has finished so we can arrange a final inspection and issue a completion certificate.

If works impact on fire safety and energy performance, contractors must inform the owner, and Building Control, on completion.

If you want to demolish a building or part of a building you must get permission first by submitting a demolition notice.

You can request a copy completion certificate if we were the building control body who inspected your works.

If a private approved inspector can no longer carry out its building control function for your works, it will need to revert back to the council's building control team.

If a private approved inspector can no longer carry out their building control function for your works, they will normally cancel the initial notice submitted to us.

If you regularly submit building regulation applications then why not consider partnering with us?

Report a building or structure if you think it is dangerous.

We aim to make obtaining building regulation approval as simple as possible, whilst ensuring standards are maintained.