These are the technical rules and regulations governing any extension building
alterations you wish to carry out to a property. Although a modest extension may
not require planning permission, it will still need to comply with the building
regulation requirements. The Building Control Department of your Local Authority
will be able to advise what is involved and, depending upon the scale of the work,
you may decide to ask for help from a chartered surveyor or architect.
It
has to be said Building Regulations can cause estate agents problems when we are
asked to sell a property where, it later transpires, some aspect breaches the
Regulations or the work was undertaken without the necessary approval.
Building
Regulations cover such matters as the structural integrity of the work, the provision
of services, insulation standards as well as health and safety considerations
such as compliance with the fire regulations, etc. Sometimes retrospective consent
will be necessary but, in extreme cases, remedial work may be required.
