Building regulations - Do you need Building regulations approval?
Building Regulation Guidance
Information on the Building Regulations and general advice on how they apply to various types of common building work can be found on the Planning Portal Building Regulations page.
Examples of how the Building Regulations might apply to a building project
Details on how the Regulations might apply to various types of building projects can be accessed through the Planning Portal's interactive house guide. Most forms of building work, and some less obvious ones, are likely to need Building Regulations approval. You can access examples of the most common types of building work that need approval and how the Regulations might impact on them:
Interactive Guide
The information about how the Regulations might apply to various types of building projects can be accessed through a visual interactive guide or in the text version by following the links below.
Text Version
Information about the following topics can be found on the Planning Portal web site:
- Put up a new building
- Extend or alter an existing one
- Converting a loft space to form a room in the roof
- Provide or Replace building services and/or fittings in a building such as washing and sanitary facilities, hot water cylinders, foul water and rainwater drainage, replacement windows, and fuel burning appliances of any type
- Change the use of a building
- Maintenance of a building or its fixed services
Building work exempt from the Building Regulations
There are a range of types of buildings and building work that are exempt from the Building Regulations. A full explanation of these is given on the professional user section of the Planning Portal.
Contact Details
For more information about building regulations please contact Building Control
Telephone: 0121-704-6398
Fax: 0121 704 8372
Email: BuildingControl@solihull.gov.uk