Building Control Services
The Building Control checks that buildings are constructed and altered to ensure the health, safety and welfare of people using them, that dangerous structures are made safe and that demolitions are carried out in as safe a manner as possible.
Building Regulations
The current Building Regulations cover the following principal areas:
- Structural stability – the building must safely carry anticipated loadings
- Fire precautions – controlling the materials used according to the degree of risk and ensuring buildings could be evacuated without loss of life in the event of fire
- Prevention of dampness and condensation in buildings
- Sound resistance of walls and floors between dwellings
- Ventilation of habitable rooms and unheated voids
- Hygiene, sanitary appliances and drainage
- Heating appliances, including the safe discharge of flue gasses
- Stairways, ramps and vehicle carriers
- Conservation of fuel and power e.g., is the building properly insulated?
- Access to buildings and facilities for disabled people
- The safe positioning of glazing in windows and doors
The options on the left of this page provide more detailed information about Building Control.
Go to the Land and Property Information Database to search for information about Planning and Building Control applications.
Application Forms
To download the appropriate application form select one of the options at the bottom of this page.
Customer Questionnaire
We strive to continually improve our service and would appreciate your comments to enable us to improve the way in which our service is delivered. Please take the time to fill in this questionnaire. We welcome any comments you may wish to add. You can email us at building.control@midbeds.gov.uk.
* Download Full Plans Application Form (application/pdf; 636kb)
* Download Building Notice Application Form (application/pdf; 548kb)
* Download Regularisation Application Form (application/pdf; 643kb)
* Download Charges Leaflet 1st April 2008 (application/pdf; 248kb)
* Download Demolition Notification Form (application/pdf; 39kb)
