Overview
These are legal requirements that aim to achieve adequate standards of construction when dwellings, public, commercial or industrial buildings are:
- built;
- extended;
- adapted;
- or maintained.
With our knowledge of Calderdale, we can offer expert and impartial advice.
- Contact: Building Control Services.
Key elements of building regulations are:
- To ensure the health, safety and welfare of people in and around buildings.
- Access and facilities for disabled people.
- To support the conservation of fuel and power.
- To protect water supplies.
- To prevent crime.
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Why you need to comply with Building Regulations
It is important to understand how the building regulatory system applies to your situation.
If you personally carry out building work
You are responsible for making sure that the work complies with the regulations.
If you employ a builder
The responsibility will usually be theirs. Note: You should confirm this at the very start.
If you are the building owner
It is you who may be served with an enforcement notice if the work does not comply with the regulations.
Insurance
Building Regulation Approval does not mean that your building work is insured. You should speak to either Building Control or your insurance company for more about this.
Important note: Complying with Building Regulations is a separate matter from getting planning permission for your work.