What are Building Regulations?

Not to be confused with planning, the Building Regulations are there to ensure that buildings are made to a minimum quality standard for such things as structure, fire escape, drainage, ventilation, insulation and so on.

The regulations can often seem unreasonable, but they are all there for good reasons.

Building regulation matters are usually handled by Building Control Officers in the Building Control Department of your local authority. Increasingly, however, private licensed inspectors are know a valid alternative source for acquiring Building Control Approval.