Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations (Electrical Regulations)

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Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional) Find a professional ASSURE, Blue Flame, BM TRADA, BSI, CERTASS, Certsure, FENSA, NAPIT, STROMA Installation of plumbing and water supply systems and bathrooms and sanitary ware: Many jobs in the home need to be notified to and approved as being compliant with Building Regulations by a Building Control Body, either your Local Authority Building Control or a private sector Approved Inspector, unless carried out by installers registered with a Competent Person Scheme who can self certify that their work is compliant.

In England only, an electrician registered with a third-party certification scheme (a ‘registered third-party certifier’). These schemes are listed alphabetically. This does not reflect the size of the scheme or whether the scheme specialises in dealing with a particular type of work. Use our partner directories from CIAT, FMB, RIBA, or RTPI to find an chartered architectural technologist, builder, architect or planning consultant to help with your project or development.

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additional power points or lighting points or any other alterations to existing electrical circuits (except around baths and showers)

BBA (including hybrid), Blue Flame (including hybrid), CERTASS, Certsure (including hybrid), NAPIT (including hybrid), STROMA Installation of gas appliances: If work is found to be faulty your local authority could insist you put it right at your own expense. Some examples of work that you do not need to tell a Building Control Body about but you can still use a Competent Person Scheme registered installerAPHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, STROMA Replacement windows, doors, roof windows, or roof lights in dwellings: List of the types of work covered by Competent Person Schemes Installation of cavity wall insulation:

These rules have been introduced to help reduce the number of deaths, injuries and fires caused by faulty installations. The work may not be safe, could cause health problems, injury or even death. It may also not meet energy efficiency standards. Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, BSI, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Electrical installation work only in association with other work in dwellings (eg kitchen installations, boiler installations): installation of a new or replacement fuse box (or consumer unit) or any new electrical circuit connected to the fuse box, and alterations to electrical installations around a bath or showerThe Building Regulations are designed to ensure new buildings meet health, safety, welfare, convenience and sustainability standards. They relate to the specifics of how a building should be constructed unlike planning permission which is about the principle of whether development should go ahead or not. Some registered installers also carry out work under the Green Deal, are members of the TrustMark scheme or the Microgeneration Certification Scheme all of which give further consumer protection. APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation or replacement of solid fuel burners:

addition of a radiator to an existing heating system (may not need notifying in some circumstances) Planning consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator) Planning consultancy calculator APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, STROMA (except for wholesome cold water supplies) Replacement of roof coverings on pitched and flat roofs (not including solar panels):

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Some examples of notifiable work (not a complete list) are shown below. Those marked * may not need If you do not comply the work will not be legal. You could be prosecuted and could face unlimited fines.