Department of Building Control

Building Regulations

The Department of Building Control is responsible for ensuring that building work in the Royal Borough meets the standards of the building regulations.

In addition our team of surveyors are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to reports of dangerous buildings and structures.

• Submit a building regulations application
• Submit a Demolition Notice
• Obtain a temporary structure licence
• Request a Fire Risk Assessment
• Search building regulations records
• Report a dangerous structure
• Make a Naming and Numbering application
• Find out about the Competent Person Scheme
• Contact the body responsible for approved inspectors
• Make a complaint about building work under the Considerate Constructors Scheme
• Make a complaint to Environmental Health
• Report an incident to the Health and Safety Executive
• Make a complaint about noise or nuisance
• Make a scaffolding application