Best answer: What is the difference between planning and building control?

What is building control in planning?

The Building Control is carried out to guarantee that any new building work aligns with the building regulations. This is done by reviewing the plans and details submitted with an application and then inspecting the construction work as it progresses on site.

Do I need plans for building control?

Generally only a site plan needs to be prepared, although sometimes detailed plans and calculations are required to support the application. Plans are not checked for compliance with Building Regulations and no Approval Notice is issued.

Are building Regs the same as planning permission?

Building regulations set standards for the design and construction of buildings to ensure the safety and health for people in or about those buildings. … For other building work, such as internal alterations, buildings regulations approval will probably be needed, but planning permission may not be.

What is the difference between full plans and building notice?

You can apply for building regulations approval from your local authority building control service by giving a building notice. Plans are not required with this process so it’s quicker and less detailed than the full plans application. Where a new building will front onto a private street. …

What is the four year rule in planning?

‘THE 4 YEAR RULE’ applies to building, engineering or other works which have taken place without the benefit of planning permission, and that have remained unchallenged by enforcement action for 4 years or more. In this context one has undertaken operational development or physical works.

What happens after planning approval?

Once this has occurred, the planning permission applies to the land, not the owner. That means that in most situations, you’ll be able to sell the land and the planning permission will transfer along with it to the new owner.

What happens if you build without building regs?

The Local Authority has to see that building work complies with the Regulations. If the work does not comply, you may be asked to alter or remove it. If you fail to do this, the Local Authority may serve a notice requiring you do so within 28 days, and you will be liable for the costs.

What happens if you build without planning permission?

If you build without planning permission, you may not be breaking any rules. However, if there is a planning breach, you may have to submit a retrospective application or even appeal against an enforcement notice.

How do you avoid planning permission?

As a general rule of thumb; you can avoid planning permission by building your extension within a strict set of rules called Permitted Developments. You cannot avoid the Building Regulations, you’ll need to ensure your project adheres to them.

What is a Certificate B in planning?

Certificate B (Shared Ownership – all other owners known)

Certificate B should be completed if the applicant is not the sole owner, but knows the names and addresses of all the other owners (e.g. this certificate will need to be served if the proposals encroach onto adjoining land).

Can I start work without building regulations?

It is permissible to begin works before approval has been received, however, if the works are subsequently found not to comply with the building regulations, they may have to be altered or removed.

What is full plans approval notice?

A full plans approval notice is valid for three years from the date the plans were deposited, after which the local authority may send you a notice to declare the approval of no effect if the building work has not commenced. Your local authority will carry out inspections of the building work once it is in progress.

Who can check building work?

Building Control Surveyors will make statutory and routine inspections during the construction stage of the building work to ensure compliance with the building regulations and other allied legislation and guidance.