Breckland Council Building Control Team are committed to providing you with the best possible service.
The Building Regulations are designed to provide for the Health and Safety of Persons in and around buildings, Energy Conservation and Access for All.
Helping you to gain a Building Regulation approval and satisfactory Completion Certificate is the team's primary aim and accounts for approximately 90% of our time, with the other 10% ensuring other statutory and non statutory functions are delivered, such as:-
- Dangerous Structures
- Demolitions
- Administration of the Approved Inspectors Regulations
- Providing information as part of Local Land Charge Searches
- Pursuit and Resolution of unauthorised building works
- General advice to the public
- Working with Local Access Groups
Our service pledge to you
- We welcome pre-application discussions
- We will be pleased to include other Breckland or outside services in application meetings, i.e. Planning, Environmental Health, Fire Service.
- With larger projects we will be pleased to pull a full Development Team together to smooth the path to a satisfactory completion.
- We will acknowledge application registrations with a receipt and a Building Control Surveyors contact name within 4 working days.
- We will check your application within 3 weeks.
- We will visit your site the same day providing requests are received before 10.30 a.m.
- We will issue Completion Certificates within 5 working days following a satisfactory completion inspection.
Have your say on our Service Delivery
With your Completion Certificate we will enclose a customer satisfaction survey questionnaire, please take the time to complete and return, we welcome your feedback and your comments will help us to improve our service in the future.
Building Control Newsletter
Please click on the link below for the Building Control Newsletter
Building Control Newsletter Autumn 2008 (PDF document)
The Future
We will retain your records for future reference when using Local Authority Building Control Services
Check our Whats New? section for the teams plans for the future and new Building Regulation information.
LABC has created a document to explain Energy Performance Certificates please click on the link below to view
www.labc.uk.com/downloads/LABC_EPCs_Flyer_Final_Version_1_.pdf
Making an electronic submission
Submit-a-Plan enables anyone, with access to the web, to submit Building Control applications electronically to local authorities across the country free of charge.
The five main benefits are
1. Free of Charge to use
2. Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week
3. No printing or postage required
4. To register and submit applications is simple
5. Application progress can be tracked online
To submit your Building Regulations application online visit
www.submit-a-plan.com
LABC New Home Warranty
LABC New Home Warranty (LABC NHW), together with LABC, can provide developers and self builders with a complete range of developer services to support build programmes from start to finish, from warranties, right through to sale with the Home Information Pack service. The synergies of providing these services under one roof allows them to pass significant cost savings on to you. Services available include:
10 year Structural Warranties
Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments
EPC, PEA and accredited SAP Assessments
SBEM Assessments
Acoustic Testing
Air Pressure Testing
Home Information Packs
To find out more or obtain a quotation, please contact the LABC New Home Warranty Team at:-
Tel: 08450540505
Web: www.labcnhw.co.uk
Email: enquiries@labcnhw.co.uk
LABC New Home Warranty
This caters for speculative developers and builders covering conversions, new build and mixed use developments. The product recognises and rewards quality projects with competitive premiums and market-leading terms. Service and support is fast and seamless because of MDIS’s experienced, dedicated customer service team.
LABC Social Housing Warranty
A competitive tailored solution covering shared-ownership, rented or key worker accommodation projects. Quality is rewarded with the same advantages given to speculative developers. Cover can be provided for either a 10 or 12 year period.
LABC Self Build Warranty
Designed specifically for individuals building their own homes - both new build and conversions – to provide peace of mind. Quality is rewarded through competitive premiums and excellent service based on MDIS’s extensive experience of self build projects.
How to get a quotation
Either telephone 0845 054 0505, e-mail enquiries@labcnewhomewarranty.co.uk or download an application form from www.labcnewhomewarranty.co.uk
LABC Latent Gold Commerical Buildings Defects Guarantee
LABC Latent Gold is a structural defects insurance for commercial buildings up to £15 million in value and by arrangement for buildings valued over £15 million. It is delivered by LABC via Local Authority Building Control departments in partnership with Oval Insurance Broking, with Allianz Global Corproate & Sepcialty (Allianz) as underwriters.
LABC Latent Gold provides a low cost way to avoid the high risks and legal complexities associated with collateral warranties.
Most commercial properties are covered - offices, hotels, restaurants, factories, warehouses, surgeries, schools, shops, sports stadiums and many more.
Developers, owners, tentants and other users/occupiers are all insured.
The combined cost of LABC Building Control and LABC Latent Gold will almost always be less than is obtainable from any other provider.
To find out more or obtain a quotation, please contact the LABC Latent Gold Team at:
LABC Latent Gold Enquiries
Oval Insurance Broking Limited
Tel: 0845 0753530 Email: enquiries@labclatentgold.co.uk
Web: www.labclatentgold.co.uk
Contact us
Breckland Council
Building Regulations
Elizabeth House
Walpole Loke
DEREHAM
Norfolk
NR19 1EE
Telephone
01362 656228
fax
01362 656287
email
building.control@breckland.gov.uk
Please click on the links below for more Building Control pages
Useful links
iso9001_small.doc
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