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The building regulations provide controls for building work to be done for health, safety, security, welfare, convenience, access for people in and about buildings and for energy efficiency purposes. The requirement for energy efficiency is laid out in, what is commonly referred to as, Part L of…
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Builders, architects, designers and anyone else involved in a construction project can submit an entry.
If you’re entering your own project, your own company or yourself, an email will be sent to the Head of your local authority building control department, who can…
When work is ‘reverted’ to a local LABC team, you will need to provide them with as much information as possible to help them determine whether the work so far complies with the relevant regulations. All local authorities are obliged to charge a fee for work reverted to them and this fee will be…
If you need to make changes to your entry after submitting it, please contact us at awardsenquiries@labc.co.uk.
It's a legal requirement that all building work meets the requirements of the building regulations.
Building control surveyors – who can either be from the local council (LABC) or private sector companies (Approved Inspectors) – will check that work complies with the building regulations and…
Send your purchase order number in an email to finance@labc.co.uk.
Some types of minor building or improvement works like putting up sheds, car ports or porches don't need building regulations consent.
The general rule is that if they are small (less than 30m2), built of non-combustible material, are separated from nearby buildings or land and don't…
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