Building Regulation Application Forms and Guidance Notes
Here is a list of all of the building regulation application forms. Click on the forms to download them.
Full Plans Application Form (208kb PDF file).
Building Notice Application Form (203kb PDF file).
Regularisation Application Form (311kb PDF file).
Domestic Replacement Windows Form (159Kb PDF file).
Building Notice For Electrical Work (176kb PDF file).
Building Regulations Part P Electrical Safety (1.07Mb PDF file).
Notice to local authority of intended demolition (76kb PDF file).
Bat Consultant List (44kb PDF file).
Protected Species Informative (37kb PDF file).
Building Work Leaflet
The government has produced a guidance leaflet to the building regulations that you should read before you start any building work. It is called:
Building work, replacements and repairs to your home (79kb PDF file).
Scroll down the page to read more information about each form.
Full Plans Application
Full Plans Application Form (208kb PDF file)
This is the traditional approach whereby you submit two sets of plans to the Council for checking and, hopefully, approval.
The plans must be to scale and must provide sufficient information about your proposals to show to the Building Control Officer that they satisfy the Regulations. Although you can start work immediately on plans that are deposited under this procedure, you are recommended to await a decision on your plans in order to avoid possible abortive work.
Five weeks is the statutory time allowed for plan checking, however we aim to check your plans within 3 weeks of deposit. Under the Full Plans procedure a plan fee is payable when plans are deposited and the inspection fee becomes due after first inspection. See separate Schedule of Fees sheet.
The Full Plans procedure is applicable to all forms of non-exempt work.
Building Notice Application Form
Building Notice Application Form (203kb PDF file)
This procedure may be for you if you wish to make an early start and are confident that you can meet the requirements of the Building Regulations as work proceeds.
You give us notice of the works proposed which we will acknowledge within 5 working days. You then proceed to construct the work in accordance with the Regulations and subject to inspection by my Building Control Officers.
Your plans, even if they are submitted with your Notice, will not be checked under this procedure, compliance is achieved on site. However you should note that the Building Control Officer is entitled to ask for any additional information that is deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations at any stage during the project.
The fees must be paid when the notice is given to the Council.
This application procedure is only suitable for minor domestic works and is not to be used for buildings to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies.
Regularisation Application
Regularisation Application Form (311kb PDF file).
A Regularisation Application is required where the works have been completed (or where the works have passed a stage where a statutory inspection was required ) and no application for a Full plans application or Building Notice had been made.
Domestic Replacement Windows
Domestic Replacement Windows Form (159Kb PDF file).
As from 1 April 2002, Building Regulations require that building owners installing replacement windows or doors (being a door which together with its frame has more than 50% of its internal face area glazed) must obtain Building Regulations consent and have the installation inspected to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
Update October 2010
Replacement windows should meet the requirements of Table 1 of Approved Document L1B 2010 edition.
Where the replacement windows are unable to meet the requirements of Table 1 because of the need to maintain the external appearance of the façade or the character of the building, replacement windows should meet a centre pane U-value of 1.2W/m2K, or single glazing should be supplemented with low-e secondary glazing. In this latter case, the weather stripping should be on the secondary glazing to minimise condensation risk between the primary and secondary glazing.
Approved Document F1 – Means of ventilation
Until 1 October 2006 it will be sufficient if REPLACEMENT windows comply with the guidance given in Table 1 or Table 2 of Approved Document F 1995.
Until this date REPLACEMENT windows will only require trickle ventilators or an equivalent form of ventilation where the original windows had them.
Where the original windows were not fitted with trickle ventilators and the room is not adequately vented by other installed provisions, it would be good practice to fit trickle ventilators (or an equivalent means of ventilation) to help with control of condensation and improve indoor air quality. Ventilation devices should be fitted with accessible controls.
The relevant regulations are:
- L1: Conservation of fuel and power.
- N1: Glazing protection against impact.
In addition, you must also ensure that replacement windows and doors are no less suitable than the existing windows and doors in relation to the following regulations:
- A1: Structure
- B1: Means of escape in fire
- F1: Means of ventilation
- J2: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
- K2: Protection from falling
- M2: Access and facilities for disabled people
Repair work, such as replacement glazing or repair of rotten or damaged frame members is not subject to Building Regulation approval.
There are two ways that you can ensure compliance with relevant regulations, firstly you may employ a contractor or installer who is registered under the FENSA self-certification scheme.
This contractor will be approved to carry out the work in accordance with relevant regulations without inspection by the council and will inform FENSA when installation has been competed.
Alternatively, if your contractor is not registered with FENSA, you must submit an application to the council. In addition to Building Regulation consent you must ascertain whether or not planning permission or conservation area consent is required.
The Development Management section of the council can advise you on this, (see contact details at the bottom of this page).
Building Notice For Electrical Work
Building Notice For Electrical Work (176kb PDF file).
Building Regulations Part P Electrical Safety (1.07Mb PDF file).
The U.K. government have been concerned that risks posed by unsafe electrical installations have been increasing in recent years. To combat the problem the government have introduced new Building Regulations, Part P ‘Electrical Safety’, which came into effect on 1 January 2005.
The Requirements:
P1 - 'Reasonable provision shall be made in the design installation inspection and testing of electrical installations in order to protect persons from fire or injury'.
P2 - 'Sufficient information shall be provided so that persons wishing to operate, maintain or alter an electrical installation can do so with reasonable safety'.
Control of Demolition
Notice to local authority of intended demolition (76kb PDF file).
Bat Consultant List (44kb PDF file).
Protected Species Informative (37kb PDF file).
The Building Act 1984: Sections 80 – 83
Introduction
The Building Act contains provisions that enable local authorities to control demolition works for the protection of public safety and to ensure adjoining premises and the site are made good on completion of the demolition. A notice of conditions is issued that require certain works to be undertaken to achieve these aims.
Procedure
Section 80 of the Act places an obligation on anyone intending to demolish a building to give notice to the local authority and send copies of the notice to the utility services (Gas Water and Electricity) and also to adjoining owners and/or occupiers.
A standard form of notification is enclosed for your convenience. See the Notice to local authority of intended demolition (76kb PDF file).
The council has the statutory period of six weeks to issue the demolition notice but will aim to do this within four weeks or earlier. Copies of the notice will also be sent to the utility services (Gas Water Electricity) and to adjoining owners/occupiers as required by the Act.
Attention is drawn to the Construction Design and Management Regulations 1994 that apply to all demolition works.
Built structures and the land surrounding them have the potential to support protected species, and an offence may be committed if these species are harmed or disturbed or their habitats destroyed, for example by demolition of the building. In some instances it may be advisable to have a survey carried out to establish the presence or otherwise of protected species. Please see the Protected Species Informative (37kb PDF file) for more information.