Building notices are typically used for small domestic alterations and cannot be submitted for;

• construction, extension or underpinning of a building over or within 3m of an existing drain, sewer or disposal main controlled by Thames Water
• buildings where the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies
• new buildings fronting a private street​

A Building Notice does not include formal approval of your plans. If you would prefer your plans to be checked and approved before work starts, you may want to apply for Building Control Approval with Full Plans instead. This option requires more detailed drawings, showing how the work will be constructed, so they can be properly checked.​

A completion certificate will be provided when the building control officer has seen the work on-site completed and satisfactorily meets the regulations.

All fees must be paid with the submission of the building notice application and work must commence within three years of submission otherwise the application will be declared of no effect and the application will have to be resubmitted.

Apply for a building notice

Building notice application notes/checklist