Building control
Advice and guidance
If you appoint a builder or agent we will deal directly with them, thus saving you time and effort by resolving problems quickly and efficiently.
Whether or not you appoint your own agent, architect, engineer or surveyor we will offer impartial advice and guidance on your project. We cannot act as your own private surveyor but we will nevertheless give informal comments on proposed work and, drawing on many years of experience, we may be able to suggest more economical ways of achieving the same objective. If necessary we will make a preliminary site visit before you make a formal application.
Professional building control advice is available at the One-Stop reception on the 5th floor of the Town Hall which is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays and from 9.30am to 12.30pm Saturdays. If you would like to arrange a meeting with a particular surveyor to discuss a more complex project, please phone 020 8871 7620 to arrange an appointment.
Approved Inspectors
The Government has introduced legislation to allow private Approved Inspectors to check work requiring Building Regulation approval as an alternative to gaining approval from Local Authorities.
A list of Approved Inspectors can be obtained from the Communities and Local Government website or the Construction Industry Council (CIC). The CIC's telephone number is 020 7637 8692.
