A building notice can only be used for domestic work and is only advisable for smaller works such as underpinning, internal alterations or reroofing and does not require the submission of plans with the notice. If you do choose this method for larger works such as a conversion or extension a location plan will be required at a scale of no less than 1:1250.

The exception to this would be if your project is within 3m of a public sewer. Unless you already have a “Build Over Agreement” you will need to submit a Full Plans Application.

We may require further details to be submitted before or during the construction process, i.e. calculations to ensure compliance, but we will make you aware of this as early as possible.

Once a notice has been received and providing all details are correct, a building notice acknowledgement will be issued. Works can then start on site within 48 hours. You should be confident that your builder is competent to work without a set of plans annotated to show compliance with the building regulations and has a good understanding of current legislation.

If you have already carried out building works without obtaining building regulations approval, you can submit a regularisation application to achieve confirmation of compliance retrospectively (provided the work was carried out after November 1985 and is found to be compliant). You will need to download and complete a regularisation application form, and include plans showing the scheme as built.

Once you have submitted an application you will be asked to open up and uncover works as directed by our building control surveyor so that structural elements can be inspected and approved. You may also be asked to submit additional information such as structural calculations.

Provided the work is found to be satisfactory, a regularisation certificate will be issued. This will act in the same way as a completion certificate (the document which we issue following a satisfactory final inspection and receipt of any relevant certificates related to the application.)