Regularisation certifictes
Regularisation certificate
The building regulations have been extended to include
new arrangements in respect of unauthorised building work. This
allows building work which, for any reason, permission was not
obtained and which commenced on or after 11 November 1985, to be
regularised.
The application should include:
- a regularisation application
form
- a plan of the unauthorised work
- a plan showing any additional work to ensure
that the unauthorised work complies with the requirements of the
building regulations, that were in force at the time the works were
carried out
- a regularisation
fee, which is 120 per cent of the total of the current
plan and inspection fee and should be calculated in accordance with
the instructions on the table of fees
The Council, after acceptance of the
application, may require the applicant to take steps to ensure that
the relevant requirements of the building regulations are met.
These may include:
- laying open the unauthorised work for
inspection by the Authority
- making tests
- taking samples
T
he Council shall notify the applicant:
- of what work is required to be carried out
for compliance, or
- that they cannot determine what work is
required to comply, or
- that no work is required to secure
compliance
The Council may give a certificate if they are
satisfied that:
- the relevant requirements have been
satisfied, or
- no work is required to secure that the
contravening work satisfies the relevant requirements
A regularisation certificate is
evidence but not conclusive evidence that the relevant requirements
specified in the certificate have been complied with.