How do I get Building Regulations approval?
If Building Regulation approval is needed an application must be deposited prior to starting work.
Apply for
There are two types of application:
Full Plans applications
- Full plans application form
Full Plans application guidance notes (48kb)- Full Plans applications explained
- How to apply
- What happens next
Building Notice applications
- Building notice application form
Building Notice application guidance notes (48kb)- Building notice applications explained
- How to apply
- What happens next
Please note you can make an electronic or paper application.
Where work has previously been carried out without submitting an application and gaining Building Regulations approval, you may be able to apply for a Regularisation Certificate.
Please use our Building Regulations Regularisation Application form to apply. If you would like advice please contact us.
Building Control is a self-financing service. Legislation requires us to set charges to recover our costs. You can download the charges or please go to our Building Control charges page for more information.
Please note that planning permission may be required before work can start on site. Please check with the Planning Department at customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk for information about planning issues. You may also find it useful to visit our Pre-application Planning Advice page.
When you have submitted an application and you are ready to start work you must notify us at various stages of the work. This will depend on what work is being carried out and will be detailed in the guidance notes you will receive with the acknowledgement letter.
The following are the usual stages of work that we inspect:
- Commencement of work
- Foundation excavations
- Foundation concrete
- Damp proof courses
- Oversite preparation
- Damp proof membranes
- Drains before covering
- Intermediate floor structures
- Roofs
- Major structural members ie, beams and columns
- Occupation
- Completion
In addition to the above, we will usually ask for pressure tests of all drainage, and tests of fire detection and alarm systems.
- Online booking form
- Or contact us using the details below:
Bracknell Forest Council
Building Control
Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
Tel: 01344 351106 or 01344 351208
Fax: 01344 351193
Email: Building.control@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
If you contact us by 10am we can usually call the same day.
When work is complete we will issue a Completion Certificate free of charge. This certificate is required by solicitors as part of the house sale process to prove that the work complies with the Building Regulations.
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