Building control
When new
building, extensions or alterations are being undertaken the work
will, in most cases, have to satisfy national Building Regulations.
This is the function that is termed 'Building Control'.
Building regulations ensure that buildings will be safe and not
pose a health risk to the occupants. They also ensure that
buildings will be thermally efficient and accessible to disabled
persons.
The building control section contains information about various
aspects of building control and regulations, including the
following:
Public Notice
Private sewers and Lateral drains
legislation. On the 1st October 2011 many private sewers will
transfer to United Utilities Water PLC, the water and sewage
company for the North West. Please visit United
Utilites Private Sewers page to find out if your property,
or any development proposals you have, will be affected by
these changes.
The Building (Local Authority charges) Regulations 2010 came
into force on the 1st April 2010 and must be implemented before 1st
October 2010.
If you wish to view a copy of the new scheme of charges please
contact the Building Control Department on 01900 702520.
Please note the Authority intends to introduce new fixed charges
from the 1st October 2010 for Building Notice
Applications relating to cavity wall fill installations in
accordance with the new charges.
More information is available using the links in the navigation
menu to the left and by viewing our building control e-book
below . This is an electronic version of our hand book which
includes all the information you require regarding Building Control
applications
Fire Risk Assessment
Local Authority Building Control (LABC) is now launching a brand
new Fire Risk Assessment service in England and Wales with the
largest trained pool of assessors available from any specialist
supplier.
This service is unique and is aimed at employers, property
portfolio/estate managers and Health and Safety specialists who
want the reassurance of using fully trained and accredited
professional assessors.
The LABC Fire Risk Assessment Service is ISO 9001 accredited and
is the largest operation to go through the new FRACS (Fire Risk
Assessment Certification Scheme).
LABC assessors are professionally qualified building surveyors
working for local authority building control teams and provide full
geographic coverage. As well as being trained in fire engineering,
all LABC assessors have attended specialist in-depth training
courses and undertaken rigorous examination. This training
programme is bespoke to LABC, developed to provide our clients with
complete peace of mind, mitigation and accountability.
Housing Associations, education establishments, student
accommodation, health establishments, care homes, public buildings,
hospitality, commercial and retail properties all carry special
risks and need the highest level assessments.
If you work in these organisations or advise them, find out more
by visiting the LABC Consult
webpage.