Land and property - building control

Building Control is responsible for ensuring a healthy and safe built environment within the borough. This is achieved by ensuring that new building works comply with the national building regulations.

The building regulations legislate for:

• The health, safety and welfare of people in and around buildings.
• The conservation of fuel and power.
• The provision for access and facilities for the disabled.
  

What services do we provide?

• Checking submitted drawings, specifications and calculations for compliance with the building regulations
• Inspecting building works within the borough to ensure that they are constructed in such a way that they are at least to the acceptable minimum standards set out in the Building Regulations Approved Documents Part A to Part P.
• Dealing with any reported dangerous structures.
• Issuing street names and numbers.
• Public entertainment licensing.
• Safety of sports grounds
• SAP Assessments and SBEM Calculations are now available from Building Control.
• Building Control Service Standards

Follow the links below for more information on the services we offer, submitting an application, the building regulations, and the latest news.

The Latest Guidance Sheets

• Do I need a Building Regulations Application?
• What must I do to get Building Regulations Permission?
• Your Choice of Building Contractor
• Most Common Questions and Answers
• Smoke Detection in a Single Dwelling
• Loft Conversions in Dwellings
• Re-Roofing Your House with a Lighter or Heavier Tile
• Conservatories for Domestic Properties
• Electrical Safety - Part P
• Replacing Windows and Doors in Your Property
• Planning Portal New Part G - Water Calculator 

Considerate Construction Scheme

This initiative operates voluntary site and company codes of considerate practice.

•  Considerate Construction Scheme 

Company Registration Scheme

Based under the considerate construction scheme this is for the smaller builder who cannot regitser under the main scheme.

• Company Registration Scheme

Barnsley Building Control prospectus

Barnsley's Building Control service has recently produced a prospectus, which outlines the services we can offer developers, architects, contractors and self-builders, who may be looking for a professional building control partner.  In addition, it details major Local Authority Building Control (LABC) initiatives such as the LABC Latent Gold Commercial Buildings Defects Guarantee and the LABC New Home Warranty.  To view the prospectus on-line please click on the link below and it will open up in a new window.

Building Control prospectus

If you are having construction or refurbishment work done, you may need to notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and you may have other duties as well.

The latest links and futher information :

Application Forms and Fee Sheets Street Naming and Numbering Payment Methods Contact Building Control What_is_Building_Control Submitting a Building Regulations Application LABC New Home warranty    South Yorkshire and Humber Building Excellence awards 2010 announced Code for Sustainable Homes   Householder Application for Planning Permission Local Authority Partnership Scheme Re-Roofing Work The Approved Documents Useful Links and Contacts Building Control Regulations Explained How are we Performing, Performance Indicators Comment upon The Service we Provide Our Commitment to you LANTAC Approval Scheme Building Control Legislation Building Control Private Drainage

Please note there are other home warranties available.