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.
- 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 2011
- New LABC Guidance for Homeowners, Builders and Designers
- Planning Portal New Part G - Water Calculator
- Submit-a-Plan Electronic submission of plans
- Homeowners Guide to Building Energy Efficient Extensions
Considerate Construction Scheme
This initiative operates voluntary site and company codes of considerate practice.
Company Registration Scheme
Based under the considerate construction scheme this is for the smaller builder who cannot regitser under the main 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.
New Building Control Folder 2011
The new folder includes information about Barnsley Building Control, advertisements and contact details from local builders, architects and much more.
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.
Building Regulation Charges as from 1st October 2010
As from 1st October 2010 new building regulation application charges come into effect. The new fees are as a direct result of new legislation -The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 which authorises all local authorities in England and Wales to individually fix their charges based on the full recovery of their costs for carrying out their main building control functions relating to building regulations.
Most applications will be continue to be subject to a standard charge, however, under the new scheme, some are to now be individually determined - under such circumstances, please contact the Building Control Office to obtain a quotation of charges.
January 2011 VAT Increase
As you will be aware the standard rate of VAT will increase from 17.5% to 20% with effect from Tuesday 4 January 2011.
The Council are a VAT registered business and have to implement the new VAT rate from this date.
- Doncaster Building Control - Air Tightness Testing
Doncaster Building Control are now providing Air Tightness Testing for domestic dwellings all across Yorkshire. As a partner authority of Barnsley they are offering a fast reponse service, on site results, full test report and BINDT certificate, air leakage identification, pre-completion testing, advice and visual inspections. See the link for full details, prices and bookings: Doncaster Air Testing or call Doncaster Building Control on 01302 734848.
The LABC has now given access to a Code for Sustainable Homes Calculator, this is a unique free online application which helps develop an understanding of the Code and puts you in control by letting you trial different solutions.
Latest Link to: LABC Code for Sustainable Homes Calculator
The latest links and futher information :
Please note there are other home warranties available.
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