Requesting a building regulation inspection

Once you have sent us your Building Regulation application and received our acknowledgement of its deposit, you are legally allowed to commence work on site.

You or your builder must contact us to inform us of the Commencement of works and to request an inspection. Further inspections of the work throughout the project are usually necessary including at completion.

To request an Inspection at any stage of the project please telephone our Inspection Hotline: 08450 450 062
If you wish us to attend site the same day, please ensure you notify us before 10.00am and we will endeavour to meet your request.

Please have the following details to hand when calling:

The Building Regulation reference number (which you will find on all correspondence from Building Control)
The location of the work
The stage of work for inspection of work for inspection that is required
Your contact name and telephone number
Details of any special arrangements for access to the site

To enable us to inspect your project and to avoid alterations to completed work, you should notify Building Control at each of the following stages of work, as appropriate:


Stage of work	Notification period
Commencement	minimum of 2 working days before
Excavations for foundations	minimum of 1 working day before covering
Damp proof courses	minimum of 1 working day before covering
Oversite Preparation	minimum of 1 working day before covering
Laying of drains	minimum of 1 working day before covering
Covering of a drain	within 5 working days after
Occupation of all or part of building	minimum of 5 working days before
Completion	within 5 working days after

NB. Working days do not include Saturdays, Sundays, Good Friday, Christmas day or other Bank and Public Holidays.

The different stages of work for which you will actually need to contact us, can be discussed and agreed at the Commencement stage, as some of the work stages listed above may not be relevant to your project. If in doubt, please check with us by telephone: 01954 713203 or email: building.control@scambs.gov.uk.

Please note: Once a satisfactory Completion inspection of the work has been carried out, Building Control normally issues a Certificate of Completion. The certificate should be retained with other legal documents relating to your property, for future reference. Failure to notify Building Control of the Commencement, Completion or other relevant stages of the work may delay, or even prevent us from issuing the Certificate.