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We provide Building Regulation Services on projects across England and Wales through the Partner Authority Scheme.

Our building control team can help you complete your development, advising you on all building control matters to ensure your project complies with building regulations.

We like to be involved in projects as soon as possible. We provide pre-application advice to help you confirm or resolve your scheme’s key elements.

We will assign you a surveyor to oversee your project through to completion. The team are locally based and can attend site at short notice.

As a Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Premium Partner we align our practices with the CABE Code of Professional Conduct and Guide to Ethical Professionalism, ensuring we are competent and ethical professionals who can be relied upon to strive for the highest possible standards. Find out more about CABE.

All of the forms mentioned below can be downloaded in both Word and PDF (Portable Document Format) versions at the end of the webpage.

You can submit the following applications under the Building Act 1984.

Full Plans Application

This application can be submitted for all types of work. You will receive formal approval of your plans. We will inspect the works throughout the project.

Building Notice

This form is to be used for internal alterations to domestic premises only. You will not receive a formal approval of plans. We will inspect the works throughout the project.

Regularisation Certificate

This form is to be used if no application has been made before the works are completed. We will inspect the works and ask you for any information we need. You may need to open areas to allow us to inspect.

When you submit your Building Regulations Application Form (at the end of the webpage) please ensure you have selected the correct application type.

Fees

Building Regulation Applications

Our fees are set against a 'cost recovery' basis and will be tailored to meet the scope of the project. Our fees are determined by making use of the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) risk assessment principles in the LABC Service Plan models.

Factors considered in calculating a fee will include:

  • checking of structural calculations
  • level of design complexity 
  • number of site inspections required during construction

Please contact us on 020 7361 3838 from Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 5.30pm to discuss your project and obtain a fee quote for our services. Alternatively email our Quote Form (at the end of the webpage) to [email protected] to receive a quote.

Pay online

You can use this payment form to pay your Building Control Application Fee.

To pay your Building Control Application Fee you will need:

  • your case number (for example: case number: BN/18/05000) - this can be found in the letter or email we sent to you
  • a credit or debit card

You can pay by debit or credit card. We accept Mastercard, Visa and Maestro credit and debit cards.

When you're ready to make a payment click or tap the start button.

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Consultancy Services

Our fees for fire engineering and structural advice consultancy are individually assessed and will be determined by the complexity of the project. Please contact us on 020 7361 3838 from Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 5.30pm to discuss your project and obtain a quote for our services. Alternatively email our Quote Form (at the end of the webpage) to [email protected] to receive a quote.

Our Scheme of Charges No.5 (2012) is available to view on request.

Word files

 

PDF files

Online guide to renovating your home by Local Authority Building Control

Read the guide online (external website)

 

Trading Account Statement

Enforcement Policy

 

Last updated: 15 November 2023