Annex 2: how to meet the requirements
of the Building Regulations
You DO need to tell your Local Authority Building
Control about the following work unless you use an installer who
is registered with a Competent Person Scheme.
- new installation or replacement
of a heating system or any boiler, regardless of fuel type
- new installation or replacement
of an oil tank
- installation of a new bathroom
or kitchen if existing electrics or plumbing are altered or if
new electrics or plumbing are installed
- installation of fixed air conditioning
systems
- installation of additional
radiators to an existing heating system
- new electrical installations
in bathrooms, kitchens and outdoors
- replacement window and door
units
- replacement of roof coverings
on pitched and flat roofs.
You DO NOT need to tell your Local Authority Building
Control about the following work but you can still use an installer
who is registered with a Competent Person Scheme.
- most repairs, replacements
and maintenance work (except replacements of combustion appliances,
oil tanks, electrical consumer units or glazing units which do
need to be notified)
- additional power points or
lighting points or any other alterations to existing circuits
(except in bathrooms, kitchens or outdoors)
- like for like replacements
of baths, toilets, basins or sinks.[80]
80 www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/buildingworkleaflet,
which refers only to local authority building control. The same
applies to private building control approved inspectors. Back
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