Submit a Building Control application online
Using the Planning Portal is the preferred way to submit your application to us. Registration is easy and you can complete your application form, buy site location plans and upload supporting documents.
The benefits of applying online include:
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You can work on your applications in draft before submission
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Immediate delivery and acknowledgement
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Savings on postage and printing costs
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Online help function when completing applications
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Online record of your completed applications
Alternatively submit a Building Control application by post or email
For advice and guidance on making an application please download a copy of the Building Control Information Sheet.
There are three types of application you can make:
This is the most widely known and used option, where scaled plans clearly indicating the proposed constructional details and where necessary supporting structural calculations, have to be submitted.
You will need to submit:
This method is recommended for minor works in residential properties only. This form cannot be used where works have commenced or where the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies.
You will need to submit:
You may commence work on site after giving the Local Authority 2 days working notice, in writing.
This applies to alterations or extensions carried out to buildings without first applying for a building regulation or without giving notice of statutory inspections required. For works undertaken after 11 November 1985 you can now apply to building control to regularise the situation and obtain a regularisation certificate.
The council is under no obligation to accept an application or issue a Regularisation certificate if we are not satisfied that the requirements of the building regulations have been achieved.
You will need to submit:
Demolition Application
If you intend to demolish a building with a capacity of more than 50 cubic metres, written notice must be provided specifying the works intended. Demolition may not commence until you have received a counter notice and complied with the conditions or 6 weeks have passed.
It is not permitted to demolish a listed building, or part of it, or any building situated in the Conservation Area, without the necessary consent or planning permission.
You will need to submit:
Fees and payments
Fees and payments for building control can be paid over the phone:
Make an online payment
Or make cheques payable to The Vale of Glamorgan Council and submit to Dock Office, Subway Road, Barry, CF63 4RT