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.
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
The LABC New Home Warranty is a quality service offering specific competitive products for speculative residential housing, social housing and self build.
The LABC New Home Warranty scheme has been created in partnership between LABC, the representative body for Local Authority Building Control, and MD Insurance Services Limited (MDIS) the company that administers the scheme which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
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
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
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