Building control

Building site inspections

An officer will only come out on a site visit if a valid building regulations application has been submitted. If you contact us before 10am we can usually call the same day.

You can request an inspection online or by phone.

Book a site inspection

Front of a row of housing opposite green

Services

Advertising board by junction for new housing

New home warranty

New Home Warranty and Local Authority Building Control provide a full range of services.

Find out about new home warranty

Scaffold and hoarding licences

Apply to erect a fence, scaffolding or hoarding.

Apply for a licence

Demolish a building

To demolish buildings over 50 cubic metres, you need to give notice and obtain a licence.

Fill in a demolition notice

View building control applications

You can view building control applications online.

View building control applications

Building regulations approval

If approval is needed, an application must be deposited prior to starting work.

Read about building regulations approval

Building regulation charges

Find out about building regulation charges and how they are established.

View our charges

Bracknell Forest Building Control are regional winners in the 2019 LABC Central awards.