When building work has already been carried out, but a formal
application under the Building Regulations has not been made, and
you need the work to be formally recognised as satisfying the
regulations, you can submit a regularisation certificate
application.
You can apply to Building Control to regularise the situation
and get a regularisation certificate if the work was started after
11 November 1985.
The owner of the building is under no obligation to submit a
regularisation certificate application to the local authority;
equally, the local authority is under no obligation to accept a
regularisation certificate application, nor having accepted the
application issue a regularisation certificate, unless the work is
shown or made to comply with reasonable requirements.
The giving of this notice does not prejudice the enforcement
powers contained in the Building Act, which remains available to
the local authority.
Apart from minor works that do not affect the layout of the
building, detailed plans should be sent showing how the work
complies with the regulations. As much detail as possible should be
shown to reduce the time spent in contacting you for further
information. You should send us one set of plans.
We may require you to open up the work for inspection where
necessary and the applicant must be willing to comply with all such
reasonable requests.
How to apply
Applications can be submitted by email, on CD, USB memory
stick and on paper.
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