Useful guidance for Building Control

1. Colchester ebooks

A series of ebooks from Colchester with answers to frequently asked questions.

Ebook 1: Extensions

2. The LABC Front Door

The Local Authority Building Control website is full of useful guidance and frequently asked questions, including their ‘Agony Aunt’ Ask Anna.

• LABC Front Door
• Ask Anna

3. Legal documents and legislation

• Approved documents: A set of officially approved guidance under the legislation. If followed there is a presumption the building complies with the building control legislation.
• Building Act 1984: The Core Act of Building Control.
• The Building Regulations 2010: The key set of regulations that supplement the main 1984 Act.
• Building Safety Act 2022: The biggest update to the legislation since 1984, including the introduction of duty holders.