Building Regulation Application Form

Submit your application

You can make an application using the forms below:

Word versions

• Building Notice Application Form (Word Document, 0.14 Mb)
• Reversion Application Form (Word Document, 0.21 Mb)
• Regularisation Application Form (Word Document, 0.21 Mb) 
• Full Plans Application Form (Word Document, 0.22 Mb)

PDF versions

• Building Notice Application Form (PDF Document, 0.17 Mb)
• Reversion Application Form (PDF Document, 0.2 Mb) 
• Regularisation Application Form (PDF Document, 0.2 Mb)
• Full Plans Application Form (PDF Document, 0.21 Mb)

Following the introduction of the Building Act 2022, all applications made after the 1st of October 2023 for regulated works, additional information will need to be provide as part of the Building Regulation process.

In addition to the application form, site plan, plans and other information provided as part of your application you will be required to provide the following additional supplementary information at various stages through the process:

When making your application

• Confirmation that the building is not classed as a Higher-Risk Building
• The height of the top storey of the building.
• The existing use and proposed use of each storey.
• The floor area of the proposed and existing building
• The construction phase start date – this is the date at which works start on site. This should not include site set up, demolition or enabling works.
• Building Regulations “Commencement” or meaningful start date, this is the date at which the works achieve a required threshold to implement the Building Regulations application as “commenced.”
• Dutyholder notification:

For Domestic projects or customers, if the ‘Clint’ does not submit the application the lead designer or contractor submitting the application on behalf of the ‘Clint,’ must provide a Dutyholder notification to the Building Control Body.

For commercial projects or customers, the ‘Client’ shall provide a signed Dutyholder notification. This should include the current and any previous Building Control Principal Designer(s) for the works.

Further information is available on the application forms and the Guidance Note.

At Pre-Completion Stage

Note: This is when the work is complete on site but prior to the issuing of a Building Regulation Completion Certificate.

In addition to the usual commissioning and pre-completion information, all Building Control Bodies will require a “Compliance Declaration.” A copy of a blank Compliance Declaration form can be found below.

Each Dutyholder where relevant, must provide a statement of compliance for the areas of work on the project they are responsible for. Typically, the Dutyholders are:

• Client
• Principal
• Principal Contractor

All compliance declarations should be signed by each person listed above where relevant and include the following information:

(A summary of the ‘Dutyholder’ roles and responsibilities can be found at: https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/summary.htm)

• Name, address and contact details of each Dutyholder
• A statement by the client confirming that works are complete and that to the best of the client’s knowledge “the works comply with the applicable requirements of the Building Regulations.”
• A statement by each Principal Contractor (or sole contractor) confirming the dates of their appointment and that they have fulfilled their duties as a Principal Contractor under Part 2A (Dutyholders and competence) of the Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
• A statement by each Principal Designer (or sole or lead designer) confirming the dates of their appointment and that they have fulfilled their duties as a Principal Designer under Part 2A (Dutyholders and competence) of the Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.

It is important to understand that if the compliance process is not completed correctly and in full, it may prejudice the Building Control Bodies ability to issue a Building Regulation Completion Certificate for the works in question.

Please note: You can still make an application using Submit-a-Plan. However, this is not recommended as the application form has not been updated in line with the changes to building regulations stated below.

Regulation 16(A) Completion Notice

• Regulation 16(A) Completion Notice (Word) (Word Document, 0.14 Mb)

• Regulation 16(A) Completion Notice (PDF) (PDF Document, 0.2 Mb)

Changes to Building Regulations 

A number of changes to Building Regulations have been in place since 1 October 2023. 

Read about the recent changes to Building Regulations 

Data Protection Act 2018

The information you provide will be used for the purposes of your Building Regulation application and will be made available to other council services to allow the authority to provide joined up service provision including enforcement.

 It will also be made available to other organisations that have a statutory duty to perform with regards to your project, and any organisation appointed by the council to assist in the building regulation process, e.g. external plan checkers, consultant engineers, etc.

You or your agent’s data may be passed onto companies that support our Building Control team, and who provide third party services that you may find beneficial that directly relate to your project, e.g. structural warranty providers for new homes, and sound insulation specialists.

Certain information will be published on the council's website to facilitate Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulation requests from members of the public. The council may publish on its website documents which are not considered to be personal data.

Information relating to agents and builders may be held centrally and used by the team or LABC to advise them of changes to legislation, service improvements, seek customer feedback, and general marketing initiatives.

The paper case file will be destroyed on completion of the project. Computer records will be kept indefinitely subject to a change in retention policy.

This data is under the control of the council. if you wish to know what personal data is held about you, then you can make a Subject Access Request