April 23, 20188 yr So we are in the middle of compiling our building regs stuff, on talking to my architect he stated that we can submit our drawings and then after 48hours start work, im confused as I thought they had to be approved first. Im not talking about a building notice which I know about, this is a full plans submission. Anybody ?
April 23, 20188 yr http://www.bromley.gov.uk/info/200011/building_control/89/building_regulations_-_a_guide/6 It would pobably be polite to tell the BCO that you plan to start work on site at your own risk prior to recieving plans approval. Edited April 23, 20188 yr by Temp
April 23, 20188 yr @Russell griffiths are you using the Local Authority for building control or an Approved Inspector? LA inspectors still use the 2 submission systems you described, however in my experience most Approved Inspectors are more flexible in the way they work and will approve things as you submit them. Make sure you discuss with them the most important items first - IE the things that can’t be easily changed later such as Fire Regs compliance, Part M issues, drainage etc.
April 23, 20188 yr Author Sorry, we will be using the local Authority, I can’t see any reason why someone would use a private company when our local council are so cheap I had to ask if the price was correct.
April 23, 20188 yr 19 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Sorry, we will be using the local Authority, I can’t see any reason why someone would use a private company when our local council are so cheap I had to ask if the price was correct. Yes we did the same as it was much cheaper
April 23, 20188 yr Went with private company as it was the same price as local authority, the BCO has been totally onboard.
April 23, 20188 yr Author Ours wants £575 for approval of all plans and all site inspections. Will be the cheapest part of our build so far.
April 23, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Russell griffiths said: Sorry, we will be using the local Authority, I can’t see any reason why someone would use a private company when our local council are so cheap I had to ask if the price was correct. Because a private BCO is more likely to be helpful and pragmatic, unlike council types whose only mission in life is often (not always) to make your life as difficult as possible. Obviously if you do get a sensible council BCO, then its all good. On my garage, council wanted 3m deep trench foundations. Private BCO was happy with a raft.
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