Useful guidance for Building Control
1. Colchester ebooks
A series of ebooks from Colchester with answers to frequently asked questions.
Ebook 1: Extensions
Ebook 2: Renovating
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.
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.
4. Maps
Historic Maps - Archive of historic maps and plot outlines.
Page last reviewed: 29 September 2025