Building Control and Regulations

Welcome to Herefordshire Council Building Control

Building Excellence in Herefordshire

ISO 9001 and 14001 accredited

The Building Regulations can be complicated and the Building Control Department will be pleased to help with any queries, and welcomes pre-application discussions.

We are a team of 5 Senior Building Control Surveyors, 8 Building Control surveyors who are supported by the 5 members of our admin team.

Overall management of the Building Control Section is provided by:

Chris Jenner, Building Control Manager

The Building Control Section is split into 5 teams. All officers are based at Blueschool House, Blueschool Street, Hereford.

Members of Building Control can be contacted on buildingcontrol2@herefordshire.gov.uk

To find out "which officer deals with your area" follow the link in the resources box.

We have extensive experience of a wide range of projects and local knowledge to deliver national standards locally. Our philosophy is to provide close productive working relationships with you , our customers. Whether you are using our service for the first time, or you are a regular customer, we aim to offer a positive experience by providing a dedicated service aiming for standards of excellence in all we do. Click on the link in the resources box to see our full customer charter.

We look forward very much to working with you.

What We Do

We are responsible for providing a professional service which reflects the needs of its customers- the people of Herefordshire- and yet maintaining the required statutory standards.

We have 3 main areas of activity;

• Building Control
• Access and Inclusion
• Public Safety

All are interrelated and implemented by our staff to ensure the building work is carried out in such a way to ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of persons in and around buildings. This is done via the application of the Building Regulations.

We work closely with Planning, Environmental Health and the Fire and Rescue Service.

Further information on the Building Regulations, Approved Documents and the Building Control process can be found on the Planning Portal Website by following the link in the External links box on the right of this page.

15/01/2010

The new Consumer Code for Home Builders will become active for purchasers of new homes on or after 1 April 2010. ( also see our news page)

Details can be found on the Consumer Code for Home Builders website: http://www.newhomesconsumercode.com/  

15/01/2010

The new edition of Approved Document G (Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency) will be coming into force on 1st April 2010.

Other Approved Documents due to come in this year are as follows:

• Approved Document L (October 2010)
• Approved Document F (October 2010)

Electronic Building Regulation Applications - As part of our continuing Service improvement we are now able to receive electronic Building Regulation Applications  http://www.submitaplan.com/

Warranty Scheme: As part of our service LABC are now able to offer a variety of warranty schemes for domestic and commercial projects. http://www.labcnewhomewarranty.co.uk/ (for Domestic Warranties) and/or http://www.labclatentgold.co.uk/ (for Commercial Warranties)

LABC National Built in Quality Awards 2009

• http://www.labc.uk.com/awards
• http://www.labcwestawards.co.uk/
• LABC Home page http://www.labc.co.uk/