Before starting any works, you must first fill in this form.
Regulation 16 (1) requires that anyone who must submit a building notice or full plans application under regulation 12 must notify the local authority before starting work.
They must do this at least 2 full working days before the day on which the building work starts.
How to give start notice
Fill in our online form to give start notice.
If you can't use our online form, fill in the document below and email it to building.control@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.
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Stages of work
Once we get the start notice, we may ask you to tell us when specific stages of work have been reached. These stages could include periods before, during, or after the work. This could include a period in which the work must not be covered up.
Work regarded as commenced
In line with regulation 16 (3C), you must give notice about work regarded as commenced. This is the second form that needs to be filled in.
Work regarded as commenced is not the same as a start notice. We need to know when the work can be protected from the application being considered to have lapsed. For more details about the lapse of building control, read regulation 46A.
Examples
Here are examples of the difference between 'start of work' and 'work regarded as commenced'. Make sure you refer to all the meanings given in regulation 46A.
Start of work example
The construction of a new building or an extension, when strip or pad foundations have been excavated or piles installed.
Work regarded as commenced examples
A large building that shares its foundation with others, when the foundations supporting it and the structure of its lowest floor are completed. This excludes any other buildings or structures to be supported by those foundations.
A small house or an extension to the sides of a house when the following are complete:
- sub-surface structure of the building or the extension
- all foundations
- basement level (if any)
- structure of the ground floor level