Building Control

Building Control

The Building Control Surveyor team are committed to provide a responsive, efficient and friendly service, and check that building work in the Borough complies with the legislation set out in the Building Act and the Building Regulations, ensuring the health, safety and welfare of people within Castle Point.

Services provided

  • Building Regulations – plan examination and site inspections
  • Inspection of Dangerous structures and administration of demolition notices

We encourage discussion prior to making a Building Regulation application.

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Castle Point Borough Council is a member of The Local Authority Building Control (LABC) – click to find out more.

 

Building regulations

Most building work requires consent under the provisions contained within the Building Regulations. Guidance on how to comply with the provisions can be found in the Approved Documents that support the Building Regulations.

Guidance on how to comply with the requirements of the Building regulations is also available on the Planning Portal.

Building Control Surveyors will check plans and carry out site inspections to ensure that work complies with the requirements of the legislation. A charge is payable for the checking of plans and site inspections. Please refer to our schedule of fees.

 

Site inspections

Please note: site inspections must be booked 24 hours in advance and you must supply the address and building regulation reference number.

Site inspections can be requested online via the LABC app or by calling us on 01268 882200.

Find more information on the site inspection process.

 

 

Dangerous structures

Any report of a dangerous structure will be inspected the same/next working day. All immediately dangerous structures will be either made safe or suitably fenced off as soon as possible.

 

Demolitions

Please complete our Demolition Notice Form linked below to inform us of an intention to demolish a building.

Any notice of intention to demolish a building will be processed within 5 working days. A notice will always be issued to the applicant listing all necessary conditions. Site inspection and monitoring may be carried out if necessary.

Please read the Demolition Guidance Note 2024.pdf before completing our Demolition Notice Form 2024.pdf

 

 

Please do not send applications via SUBMIT-A-PLAN or via the Planning Portal - we do not use these services.

Building Control submenu

  1. Building Control Fees

  2. Pay BC Application fees online

  3. Building Control Surveyors

  4. Building Control forms

  5. Building Regulations Guidance Notes

  6. Document Retrieval Requests

    Request for plans,drawings and other supporting documents as well as decision notices and S106 agreements in addition to other legal planning documents.

  7. Building Control Regulation Guidance Notes from 01/10/2023

  8. Additional info for Building Control Approval with full plans

  9. Notice of completion by a person carrying out building work

  10. Complaints Procedure