Guidance notes
What requires building regulation approval
- New buildings
- Extensions
- Drainage work (including placement of fittings)
- Removal of internal walls (loadbearing or non-loadbearing)
- Erection of walls to form additional rooms
- Replacement of structural elements
- Replacement or removal of doors and windows
- Conversions (for example: loft conversions, garage conversions)
- Change of use
Building Work, replacement & repairs to your home [pdf document]
Builders and developers are required by law to obtain building control approval for most building work. This is an independent check that Building Control carry out to ensure the building regulations have been complied with.
Guidance notes
Find a registered electrician - A register of electricians belonging to the various CPS schemes www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk [external link].
General guidance - For general advice, guidance and information in easy to understand formats see www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk [external link].
- A guide to the ten stages of building [pdf document]
- Accessible homes [pdf document]
- Alterations to a thermal element of a building [pdf document]
- Avoiding problems with builders [pdf document]
- Building notice applications [pdf document]
- Building regulations: general guidance [pdf document]
- Condensation in roofs [pdf document]
- Conservatories [pdf document]
- Dangerous structures [pdf document]
- Exempt work [pdf document]
- Foundations close to trees [pdf document]
- Full plans applications [pdf document]
- Guide to Extending Your Home [external link]
- Installation of solar and photovoltaic roof mounted panels [pdf document]
- Local Authority Building Control home owner guides [external link]
- Loft conversions [pdf document]
- Neighbour consideration [pdf document]
- Re-covering of existing roofs [pdf document]
- Safety glazing [pdf document]
- Service standards [pdf document]
- Smoke detectors in dwellings [pdf document]
- Solid Fuel Stove guidance [pdf document]
- Solid Fuel Stove commissioning checklist [pdf document]
- Solid roof to conservatories [pdf document]
- Stairs to dwelling [pdf document]
- Updates to fire safety regulations for a dwelling [pdf document]
- Working adjacent to a highway [pdf document]
Planning Portal: interactive house guide [external link]
Find out about planning permission and building regulations in regards to your house.