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There are three ways of making a Building Regulations application.
This is often thought of as the traditional way of applying for Building Regulations approval. Your building designer will draw up detailed plans and supporting information for the proposed scheme and will send them to us together with an application form and the necessary fee. We will then check the details and, following any necessary consultations and liaisons with your building designer, a Building Regulations approval will be issued.
Work can start any time after the application has been received, although it is wise to wait until the scheme has had its initial check under the Building Regulations. This usually takes between two and three weeks.
Our team of surveyors will liaise with your builder and inspect the work in progress on site in accordance with our inspection policy. When the project is satisfactorily completed, a Building Regulations completion certificate will be issued showing that the project has been independently inspected and that it complied with the Building Regulations.
Where the applicant is not the client/owner (for example; where submitted by the agent/Architect), the name, address, telephone number and if available a contact email address for the client/owner.
Where known at the date of the application, the name, address, telephone number, and if available a contact email address for the Principal Contractor (or sole contractor) and the Principal Designer (or sole or lead designer).
Whether the building is a building to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) applies or will apply after completion of the building work. (Note: The RRO applies to all building other than private dwellings).
Where the work consists of work to an existing building, a description of the existing building including
This system is best suited to minor domestic work carried out by a competent builder. Under this scheme no formal approval of plans is issued and work is approved on site as it progresses.
To use the Building Notice process, you or your agent will need to submit a Building Regulations application form (see below) together with a site location plan and the required fee. Work can commence 48 hours after the notice has been received.
When work begins, one of our surveyors will meet with your builder to discuss your intentions, agree how the work should be carried out, agree when the work will need to be inspected, and establish whether any further information will be required e.g. structural calculations or drawings.
When the project is satisfactorily completed, a Building Regulations completion certificate will be issued showing that the project has been independently inspected and that it complied with the Building Regulations.
The Building Notice scheme cannot be used for work to non-domestic buildings where means of escape is affected.
Where a Building Notice application is submitted for work to a building that does not fall under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO), does not affront a private street, and does not require consultation with the sewage undertaker
Watch a short video: How does the building control process work?
If the work has already recently started or possibly even been completed without proper consent, then a retrospective application can be made using the Regularisation route.
You can even use this if the work was carried out by a former owner. Any work can potentially be regularised as long as it was carried out after 11 November 1985.
The purpose of the process is to regularise the unauthorised work and obtain a certificate of regularisation. Depending on the circumstances, exposure, removal and/or rectification of works may be necessary to establish compliance with the building regulations.
It's best to contact your local authority building control team to discuss your individual circumstances before submitting a building control regularisation application.
Don't forget that whichever route you choose, your local authority building control team will need to visit the site at various stages depending on your project, to make sure the work being carried out is safe and complies with all the regulations and standards. It's the responsibility of you or your builder to request these inspections.
refer to what if work has already been carried out for further guidance
Please refer to the Building Control home page to apply for Building Regulations Approval.
Building Control domestic fees are listed below and a pdf full version link here.
| Category | Full Plans Plan Charge (Paid on submission of application) | Full Plans Inspection Charge (Invoiced when work commences) | Building Notice Charge (Paid on submission of application) |
| 1x Dwelling (Creation/ Conversion) | Please call for a quote | Please call for a quote | Please call for a quote |
| Single Storey Extension Less than 40m2 (Internal floor area) | £187.00 | £430.00 | £644.00 |
| Single Storey Extension 40 - 100m2 (Internal Floor Area) | £253.00 | £593.00 | £931.00 |
| Two Storey Extension Less than 100m2 (Internal Floor Area) | £323.00 | £754.00 | £1164.00 |
| Two Storey Extension 100 - 200m2 | £416.00 | £969.00 | £1523.00 |
| Loft Conversion | £161.00 | £376.00 | £593.00 |
| Single Storey Garage up to 60m2 | £116.00 | £269.00 | £423.00 |
| Garage Conversion | £130.00 | £284.00 | £457.00 |
| Internal Alterations Less than £10,000 of Building Works | £103.00 | £243.00 | £382.00 |
| Internal Alterations £10,000 - £25,000 of Building Works | £184.00 | £431.00 | £676.00 |
| Internal Alterations £25,000 - £100,000 of Building Works | £253.00 | £593.00 | £931.00 |
If your works do not fall within any of the above categories or if your project is Non Domestic then please contact 01789 260626 or Email buildingcontrol@stratford-dc.gov.uk for a fee.
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