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Building
Control
Building Regulations
Adur Council's building control section offers a comprehensive service under the building regulations. This includes :
- Technical help and advice on the building regulations and associated legislation about all types of buildings
- Close links with specialists in structural engineering, drainage and planning
- Recorded details and location of drains and sewers
- Same-day site inspections of work under construction : A building regulations inspection request form is available from our site inspections page
- A completion certificate assuring that the work complies with the requirements of building regulations
- Dangerous structures
Do I need building regulations approval?
You
can find out what permission(s) you need (planning permission or building
regulations approval) on the Planning Portal website. You can view planning
and building regulations information for many common householder projects
and find out what permissions you may (or may not) need to do the works.
You will also find useful case histories and information on your responsibilities :
- Planning Portal building works website - follow the 'common projects' link to find out what permissions you may need : http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/genpub/en/1115314762605.html
If you are uncertain or wish to discuss a building project that you wish to make please contact Planning Services.
Once you have found out what permission(s) you need use the following link(s) :
- Making a planning application
- Building regulations - see below
Building Regulations Forms :
Note : If you wish to print out blank forms to complete on-site
you can still use our on-line forms (you can also fill in standard details
on screen to save handwriting and then print out the part completed form).
To do this please open the on-line form below, then click 'Begin New Form',
then click 'Statement' (last button), then click 'Draft Print' (allows you
to print off the form either blank or partly filled in).
- Building
Regulations Submission on-line form (requires Adobe
Acrobat)
see also :- BR4 - Building Regulations Procedures (.PDF 22kb)
- BR5
- Building Regulations Submissions (.PDF
19kb)
- Building
Regulations Regularisation on-line form (requires Adobe
Acrobat)
see also :- BR7 - Regularisation Fees (.PDF 31kb)
- BR8
- Regularisation Submissions (.PDF 20kb)
- Map copies :
As part of the application process you may require copies of the relevant map areas. End of 'map return scheme' - The Ordnance Survey has changed the way local authorities can use their licensing agreement. As a result from the 30th September 2007, Adur District Council will no longer be able to sell Ordnance Survey Map extracts for the support of Planning and Building application submissions (the map return scheme). A growing number of Ordnance Survey Partners can now provide map extracts for these purposes. Follow the link below to find your nearest centre.
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/ossitemap/
Alternatively the central government’s Planning Portal can offer a complete planning application submission service, including access to Ordnance Survey mapping. Visit www.planningportal.gov.uk
- See also : Planning forms which
may be needed instead of, or in addition to, these building control forms.
Advice Notes :
(Note : Prices in advice notes BR1, BR2 and BR7 are subject to an annual review / increase each year. These are correct as at September 2006).
- BR1 - Building Control Charges (.PDF 29kb)
- BR2 - Building Control Charges for Housing (.PDF 18kb)
- BR3 - Exempt Buildings & Work (.PDF 21kb)
- BR4 - Building Regulations Procedures (.PDF 22kb)
- BR5 - Building Regulations Submissions (.PDF 19kb)
- BR6 - Fire Safety Symbols (.PDF 24kb)
- BR7 - Regularisation Fees (.PDF 27kb)
- BR8 - Regularisation Submissions (.PDF 20kb)
- BR9 - Replacement Windows (.PDF 13kb)
DETR Guidance Notes :
- Building Reg's Explanatory Booklet (.PDF 33kb)
- Building Reg's & Fire Safety Procedural Guidance (.PDF 204kb)
- Safety of Garden Walls (.PDF 74kb)
- The Party Wall Act (.PDF 330kb)
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (.PDF 11kb)
