Building control and regulations

Our building control team provides an independent, publicly accountable and competitively priced service to help you meet the regulations.

  1. Make an application

    Find out what types of building work need approval, how to apply and see our schedule of fees
  2. Site inspections

    How to book a site inspection
  3. Search for building regulations applications

    View applications (since 1987) through our application tracker
  4. Exempt work

    Find out which buildings are exempt from building regulations
  5. Competent person scheme

    Find out about the scheme and search the competent person register
  6. Approved documents

    Find out which approved documents are required under building regulations
  7. Unauthorised work

    Works that have been carried out without building regulation consent
  8. Building control service standards

    Find out about the high level of service you can expect to receive from us
  9. LABC partnerships

    Find out about the services available and how to join
  10. Dangerous structures

    How to report dangerous or unsecured buildings
  11. Demolitions

    When you need permission to demolish a building and how to apply

More from building control

  1. Private building control companies

Useful links

  1. Manual to the Building Regulations
  2. Planning permission
  3. Search for a planning application