Building Control

Our Building Control service is independent, impartial and not for profit.

Our highly qualified and experienced staff make sure that buildings are constructed to meet the standards set out in the Building Regulations.

We are committed to providing all our customers, from householders to major developers, with a proactive, efficient, reliable, high quality, value for money service.

We are members of Local Authority Building Control (LABC), the UK's leading national Building Control service and locally the LABC Surrey network. These networks help partnership working, sharing best practice and consistency in building regulation interpretation. We are also a member of the LABC Partner Authority Scheme where you can submit applications to us for work throughout England and Wales.

Based in a central location, our office is no more than 12 miles away from any site in the borough.

Why choose us?

We offer:

experienced and qualified staff - our professionally qualified and experienced team of Building Control surveyors have many years' experience between them working on a wide range of projects of all sizes and complexities.
detailed knowledge of the local area - being locally based, we have extensive knowledge of ground conditions and site history that can prove invaluable to the success of your project.
efficient inspection service - same day site inspection service (if you contact us by 9.30am on 01483 444545).
value - our service is charged at cost.
access to professional advice and expertise - we offer free pre-application advice and ongoing assistance through to completion of your application.
proactive and strong working relationships - we liaise closely with Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, LABC and also local engineering firms who provide us with advice on a range of structural matters.
quality - we continually monitor our performance and have achieved industry recognised standard for Quality Assurance, ISO 9001:2015. In 2017-18 89.4% of our customers rated our service as good or excellent.
online submission service - our online submission service is available 24 hours a day and we provide a Building Control fee calculator for your application. Building Control applications can also be made online via the Building Control application service on the Planning Portal. Registration is easy and you can complete your application form, buy site location plans and upload supporting documents.
added value - we organise CPD seminars and training updates for local agents, architects, builders and contractors, aiming to inform attendees about important changes to building regulations and legislation. (CPD certificates are issued following attendance).
warranties and developer services - we can offer competitive structural warranties and a complete range of complementary services covering structural and fire engineering consultancy, acoustic testing, energy calculations through the LABC Warranty and LABC Consult.

You can view LABC's video for an overview of how the Building Control process works.

Please note, The Party Wall Act is not administered by Building Control but further information is available at www.gov.uk/party-wall-etc-act-1996-guidance

LABC South East Building Excellence Awards 2020

These annual awards celebrate excellence in all types of building projects and recognise collaborative working between designers, contractors, clients and local authority Building Control teams and are now open for entry. Projects entered for the 2020 awards must have been completed between 1 January and 31 December 2019.

If you have a project that you would like to enter for future South East Building Excellence Awards, please contact the Building Control team by emailing buildingcontrol@guildford.gov.uk or calling 01483 444548.

Find out more about the 2019 Awards.

Get in touch

Telephone: 01483 444545
buildingcontrol@guildford.gov.uk

We are here to help you.

What our customers say about us

"We were very impressed with the excellent service received through all stages of our renovations, from speed of response, informative site visits and excellent administration - just brilliant!"

"We found the whole service has proved exemplary, from the first contact to the prompt visits from the surveyors and the advice, much appreciated. Many thanks to the whole team."

"A big 'thank you' to you and your colleagues in the office, as well as the surveyor who came out to our property yesterday morning. We received the completion certificate that same day, which has allowed us to move to the next stage of our transaction within 24 hours of me contacting you asking for a surveyor's visit. You and your colleagues' responsiveness has been nothing short of amazing and if Building Control was on TripAdvisor I'd give you all 5 stars!!"

"The service was very helpful and responsive."

"The building control surveyor was exceedingly helpful and speedy in their response."

"Very efficient and prompt, super advice and a problem solver."

"Many thanks for the professional advice and speed."

"Thanks for your help and speedy service."

"I feel that the service you give is top quality."