Homeowner guidance
- See also our video guides for homeowners.
Submitting a building regulations application
- Homeowner's guide to submitting a building regulations application
- Exemptions from Building Regulations consent
Extending and renovating your home
Homeowner guides
- Conversion of attached garages to living space
- Domestic extensions - key things to consider
- Getting your plans right first time
- Guide to building an energy efficient extension
- Homeowners guide to conservatories
- Guide to submitting a building regulations application
- How to be a considerate neighbour
- How to select a builder for a home extension
- Guide to installing solid fuel stoves
Building control advice leaflets
- Domestic conservatories and porches
- Means of escape windows
- Loft conversion advice for existing two storey dwellings
- Loft conversions further information
- Safety glass
- Replacement windows to dwellings
- Detached domestic single storey buildings exempt from building regulations
- Domestic timber floors
- Timber trimmer beams and joists - sizes and details
- Ceiling and flat roofs
- Part E resistance to the passage of sound
- Part P - Electrical safety in the home
- Choosing a reputable contractor
- Part H drainage and waste disposal
Last updated: 07 March 2023