The full plans option requires the submission of scaled
drawings together with any structural calculations and other
information to demonstrate how the building work will meet Building
Regulations. The full plans option can be use for any type of
work.
You must send us a full plans application if the building is
used for a ‘relevant use’ and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
Order 2005 applies to the work you are planning to do. 'Relevant
use' means that the building is used as a workplace and the
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to it, or is a
use listed in the Fire Precautions Act (this includes shops,
offices, hotels, hostels for hotel staff, boarding houses and
factories).
If the building will be used for a 'relevant use', you should
also include an extra set of plans (not required if you submit your
plans online) which we will use to consult with the fire
authority.
In most cases when a Full Plans application is made fees are
paid in two stages. A plan charge is paid when the plans are
deposited for checking and an invoice for the inspection charge is
sent after the work has commenced. This inspection charge is a one
off fee and will cover the remainder of the inspections,
irrespective of the number of visits made.
The drawings and other information will be checked by our
building control officers for compliance with Building Regulations.
Details of any non-compliance will be notified, and amended
drawings or additional information may be requested. Once any
outstanding items have been resolved an approval notice will be
issued.
Full plans applications benefit from the issue of an approval
notice and provision of a certificate on satisfactory completion of
the works. Full plans approval gives you the protection that if the
work is carried out in accordance with the approved drawings it
will meet with Building Regulations.
You must commence the work within three years from the date the
plans are deposited with the Council, after that the plans will
become void and you will no longer have Building Regulations
approval for your proposals.
How to apply
Applications can be submitted by email, on CD, USB memory
stick and on paper.
Charges