Request a building control inspection
You can request a building control inspection from us at least 2 working days before the planned start date of your project. Further notice is required for additional stages of inspection throughout the project.
Request a building control inspection
To make sure building work meets national building regulations, we carry out a number of inspections.
At the start of the project a registered building inspector may visit you. They will introduce themselves, discuss the project and answer any questions you may have.
This inspection is the first of up to 11 inspection stages. These stages of inspection and the period of notice you need to give us are listed below.
Stages of inspection
This is not a complete list and other inspections may be required in addition to these.
| Stage of work | Notice |
| Intention to start work | 2 days |
| Excavation of foundations prior to concreting | 1 day |
| Foundations concrete | 1 day |
| Building over the damp-proof course | 1 day |
| Oversite before concreting | 1 day |
| Commencement of works notice to be submitted | 5 days (after) |
| Laying drains prior to backfilling | 1 day |
| Drains test after backfilling | 5 days (after) |
| Installation of structural members – floor joists, steel beams etc. | 1 day |
| Occupation (if before completion) | 5 days |
| Completion notice to be submitted before inspection | 5 days (after) |
Commencement notice
You must give us notice within 5 days to let us know that building work has started.
The point at which work is deemed to have started is as follows:
- For complex buildings: the foundations are constructed and the structure of the lowest floor level is complete
- For new buildings and horizontal extensions: sub-surface structure of the building or the extension including all foundations and the structure of the ground floor level is complete
- Any other building work: 15% of the overall work is complete
Complete the notice of commencement form and email it to building.control@southglos.gov.uk
Completion notice
You must give us notice within 5 days to let us know that building work has been completed.
All duty holders must sign the notice of completion. Duty holders are the client, the principal designer and the principal contractor.
Download and sign the notice of completion form. Email the completed form to building.control@southglos.gov.uk.
Buildings subject to the fire safety order require an additional notice. You can discuss this with the building inspector.
We cannot issue a completion certificate until this notice has been signed by all parties and received by us.