Do I need Building Regulations consent?

You are legally responsible for making sure that any building work that you carry out complies with the Building Regulations and other related legislation.

The Planning Portal has an interactive guide and information covering a wide range of common building works projects which can help you work out whether you need to apply for Building Regulations consent or not.

If you are still unsure then contact us.

What do I do next?

The following steps are a legal requirement and failure to follow these may result in the owner being served a statutory notice and any work being pulled down to make sure Building Regulations have been met.

Building work already started or completed without a notice will need a regularisation of unauthorised work. Be sure to contact us if you would like to change details from an approved plan.

• Choose your method. Unless the work is of a very minor nature, we recommend the full plans method, as this will guarantee that building regulations are complied with
  • Full plans method

• Once the method is decided, then an application is required. You can apply using one of our downloadable forms below, or our online application form, our via the Planning Portal.
  • A full plans application form
  • A building notice application form
    

• With the building notice method you can begin the work 48 hours after the application has been submitted.

We advise that you wait for a set of approved plans to work from, as there is a legal requirement to notify us throughout the process. When the building work is complete we will issue a Certificate of Completion as evidence.

This is an important document as it is often asked for by building societies prior to the release of mortgage funds and also by purchaser's conveyancing solicitors during the sale of properties.

Initial notice

Building regulations consent for work carried out in Charnwood can be approved by either the council or by other organisations know as Approved Inspectors.

If you decide to use an Approved Inspector they must provide us with an Initial Notice, informing us of your choice. We will then have five days to accept or reject the notice, during which time no building work must be carried out

If approved you will then deal exclusively with the Approved Inspector, who assumes full responsibility for ensuring that any work you carry out complies with building regulations.