Building Control ...
Site Inspection
- Introduction
- Booking your site inspection
- Enforcement
- Building regulation site inspection booking form
Introduction
To ensure that your building works comply with Building Regulations and other relevant associated legislation, North Tyneside Building Control will carry out inspections of building work as it progresses.
Once you or your builder have decided when to commence building work - you must give Building Control at least two days notice. Our Building Control Surveyor will call on site on the commencement date. He will introduce himself, discuss the job and answer any queries you may have.
If the job is being done under a Building Notice - you may be required to submit further details/drawings for consideration.
Commencement is the first of up to eight mandatory inspections - the stages of work to be inspected are listed below:-
- Commencement.
- Excavation for Foundations.
- Foundation concreted.
- Damp proof courses.
- Over site preparation ready for concreting (with damp proof membrane laid if appropriate).
- Drains laid and visible for checking layout.
- Drains backfilled and ready for testing for water tightness.
- Completion of work.
These inspections are not necessarily the only ones your Building Control Surveyor will carry out – we would also expect to be notified when the following are ready for inspection:
- Upper floor joists
- Structural steelwork
- First fix electrical wiring (dwellings only)
- Roof construction
In addition, the Surveyor may call unexpectedly at other times to check on the work in progress.
All inspections can be arranged by contacting the Building Control Office- same day inspections will be possible following telephone calls before 9.30am .
You are advised to request the final inspection from Building Control before your builder leaves the job. Any problems can then be quickly and efficiently corrected.
Completion Certificates are issued on satisfactory completion of works. Contact us for more information.
The North Tyneside Building Control Surveyors make maximum use of modern technology – all having full access to our property database; legislation and product literature via 3G wireless technology ensuring you are given a quick and efficient answer to all your queries.
Booking your site inspection
North Tyneside Building Control are happy for you to book your Site Inspection in one of the following ways :
- Book using our inspection service
- Contact the Building Control office.
Enforcement
When work is found not to comply with the Regulations, your Building Control Surveyor will request that it is altered or removed to correct matters. Hopefully, this will be done but if not, then he may serve a legal notice on the building owner requiring him to do so within a defined time period.
Similar action may result if you carry out building work without submitting the Building Regulation application or if no notification of inspections are provided.
Enforcement is rare as, normally, common sense prevails. Building Control are,after all, merely ensuring that your building is a safe and healthy place to live, work or visit.
To help Building Control achieve this you are advised to request the final inspection before your builder leaves the job. Any problems can then be quickly and efficiently corrected.
Building regulation site inspection booking form
This form can be used to book your Site Inspection by a Building Control Surveyor.
Please note that this service is only available for next day inspections – up to 4pm on the preceding day.
Bookings made at weekends will be placed on the next available working day.
Please advise of any cancellations as soon as possible- quoting your Building Regulation application number/ booking reference number.
