See the whole picture
Check the relevant routes
Planning considers whether development is acceptable in its setting. Building Regulations concern standards for building work. The applicable processes depend on the property, proposed work and jurisdiction; do not assume that one decision resolves the other.
Coordinate the information
The drawings used for planning may not contain the technical detail needed for construction or building control. Identify the structural design, specifications and specialist information required for the next stage.
Keep the evidence together
Retain decisions, approved information, revisions and inspection correspondence. Building-control approval and completion documentation are not created by an engineering website or by illustrative case-study imagery.
Ask the appropriate body
Confirm the route with the relevant local authority or building-control body. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland operate different systems. Use official current guidance for the location of your project.
General information only; the project’s competent advisers must determine the applicable requirements.
Building regulations approval — GOV.UK · Approved Documents for England — GOV.UK · Building standards in Scotland · Building regulations in Wales · Building regulations in Northern Ireland