The Building Notice procedure allows applicants to give notice of their intent to carry out works associated with a dwelling without submitting information for formal assessment and approval. This includes minor domestic works, such as:
- removing a load bearing wall and inserting a steel or reinforced concrete beam
- installing a new or altering an existing heating appliance and flue and associated works
- extending an existing dwelling
- installation of bathroom or shower
- install replacement windows (if you do not use a Fensa registered company)
- rewire or modify electrical installations to an existing dwelling (if you have not used a member of a Competent Person Self-Certification Scheme)
Once you have applied, we will send you a payment link for our online payment service. Please use the address where the work is taking place as the payment reference.
Building Notice or Full Plans Building Regulation Approval
Formal assessment and approval of plans with accompanying information (Full Plans Application) is still available to applicants.
Under this procedure the level of information submitted at the application stage can be rationalised to a level that allows our Building Control Service to adequately:
- identify the site or property involved
- assess nature of the work involved
- assess the details submitted
The main difference in the procedure is that Building Control does not formally assess for approval the information supplied under the Building Notice route.
The emphasis is transferred to on-site assessment and approval of works during the construction process.
However, sufficient details of the proposals are still required. Where these are not included with the submission, a counter notice may be served requesting more information.
You must notify Building Standards a minimum of 2 working days before you intend to commence work. You must also do this at particular stages during the construction process to allow effective inspection of works.
Completion certificate
Completion certificates are an important record that confirms your building work meets legal standards.
We are responsible for issuing a completion certificate once we are satisfied that the building work complies with all relevant building regulations.
Cost
There is generally no charge for the completion inspection, as it is included as part of the building application deposit fee.
However, if the work has already been completed, and no inspections have been carried out in the last 12 months, an additional charge will apply.
How to apply
Within 5 days of completing the work, the homeowner or named applicant must notify us of the completion and submit a completion notice.
This is a signed statement confirming that, to the best of your knowledge, the work complies with all applicable building regulations.
You can download the completion notice below and email it to us at buildingcontrol@sheffield.gov.uk.
What happens next
Once we've received the completion notice, please allow 5 working days for us to check the information provided on the notice is correct. You can then contact us to arrange a completion visit by:
- calling on 0114 273 4168
- using the LABC Site Inspection App
Other approvals
Your proposed works may require approval under the Town and Country Planning Acts.
If your proposal will affect your neighbour in some fashion you have responsibility under the Party Wall Act 1996 to contact them before your application is made.
Building Notices cannot be used for
A Building Notice should only be used for minor works and cannot be used for the following:
- where the proposal will involve building work over or within 3m of a sewer as shown on the map of sewers held by the sewerage undertaker, which in Sheffield is Yorkshire Water
- the erection of a building fronting onto a private street
- building work in relation to a building to which the Regulatory reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies