Building Control and the Building Regulations

The role of Building Control is principally to ensure the health and safety of people in and about buildings. The following activities are carried out to achieve this:

Check plans to ensure work satisfies the standards of the Building Regulations.
Inspect work on site as it progresses to ensure that buildings are safe, energy efficient and have reasonable access for all.
Deal with dangerous structures.
Deal with and where necessary supervise the demolition of buildings.
Inspect and arrange for the securing of empty properties that are open to unauthorised access.
Enforce the Building Regulations where standards are not met and undertake enforcement action when it is in the public interest. This is often a last resort as we endeavour to assist people as much as possible in achieving compliance with the regulations.

Site inspections should not be confused with full site supervision of the work or continuous quality control. This should be undertaken by your own private architect or surveyor to make sure that the work meets your requirements.