After Planning Permission Guide
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Self Build: Building Control
Regulations and Standards
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When you plan
to build, extend or alter a property you will
generally need to consider 2 separate issues
- Building Control (or Regulations) and
Planning Permission.
The vast majority of building projects are required
to comply with Building Control (known as Standards
in Scotland). They exist to ensure the health and
safety of people using buildings and to provide for
energy conservation and access to and from
buildings.
Building Regulations are national regulations (ie
England and Wales have one set of regulations,
Scotland another) but are administered by local
authorities. To comply with them, you, your builder
or architect simply contacts your local authority
Building Control Officer who will send you a form
to complete which will include details and diagrams
of the intended work. After you return this to your
local authority you will be either receive Approval
or a request for further
information/clarification.
Once the Building Control Officer is satisfied with
your plans you will receive Building Control
Approval (or a Warrant). This process usually takes
approx. 6-8 weeks. Once the building work is
completed, it is likely that the Building Control
Officer will want to inspect the work to ensure
that it complies with the approval
granted. |
A guide to the Building Regulations
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