Building Control - North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership
From 1 April 2008 the Council’s Building Control
Service has been provided by the North Yorkshire Building
Control Partnership.
All service enquiries should now be addressed
to:
North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership
Suite 2
Coxwold House
Easingwold Business Park
Easingwold
York
YO61 3FB
Email: enquiries@nybcp.org
Tel: 01347 822703
Fax: 01347 824279
The Partnership is responsible for ensuring that buildings are
properly designed and constructed so as to ensure health, safety,
welfare and convenience of people using them.
All buildings should comply with current Building
regulations. The Partnership inspect plans for new buildings
to check compliance with regulations and periodically inspect the
site during construction to ensure approved plans are adhered
to.
The North Yorkshire Building Control
Partnership
The Partnership is able to offer
you a service that is tailored to meet your needs whether you are a
domestic householder or a national company wanting to build in the
Borough of Scarborough.
We provide an independent Building
Regulation assessment service which outlines the minimum standards
of construction. Our extensive knowledge of materials,
construction methods and local conditions are available to you at
the design stage, before you submit plans and at all stages of
construction. We provide rapid plan decisions, fast site
inspection responses and free advice.
For larger and more complex projects we offer a Development Team
Approach, integrating associated Local Authority services such as
Development Control and Highways giving you a ‘seamless’ approach
and featuring a single officer contact if required.
We understand that every development
large or small may have its own difficulties or particular needs
and we endeavour to identify and address potential building
regulation difficulties at the earliest possible stage in your
construction programme.
In order to enhance the service we provide we have adopted the
Local Authority Building Control Partnering initiative. This
scheme allows developers to deal locally and obtain building
regulation approvals for developments throughout England and Wales.
In the case of some forms of development it is possible to use an
approved inspector (private sector building control body). If
you are thinking of doing this we would be please to give you
details of our service so that you may compare levels of service,
quality and costs.
Making an Application
Acceptable safety levels and construction standards are set out
as guidance within booklets referred to as Approved Documents. If
you choose to follow the detailed guidance within the Approved
Documents this is usually considered as evidence that the
regulations have been complied with. Alternative ways of achieving
the same standard, level of safety, or accessibility, may also be
acceptable. This flexible approach means that the building
regulations are adaptable, and allow innovative design in order to
satisfy the demands of individual customers.
Some buildings and minor works are exempt from building
regulation control. This is generally because they are buildings
controlled by other legislation or are not normally occupied.
Full Plans, Building Notice and Regularisation Certificate
application forms are available from the links below or at the
North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership offices.
Should you be in any doubt as to whether your proposals require
consent please contact us.
Other Services
Although our main function is the delivery of a statutory
building regulation service, we also provide a number of other
services related to building standards and public safety which
include:
- Dealing with dangerous buildings and structures
- Demolition
- Disabled access and facilities
- Inspection of sports grounds
- Scaffolding and hoarding licences in the Scarborough area
- Skip permits in the Scarborough area
- Street naming and numbering
- Partnership schemes
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 -
Essential Information (CDM 2007)
Clients, designers, contractors and others invloved with
construction work all have duties under the Construction (Design
and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007). These
regulations help ensure that a construction project is safe to
build, safe to use and safe to maintain
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/buildingcontrol.htm
Related Documents
Related Forms
Related Pages
External Website Links
Contact Details
North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership
Suite 2
Coxwold House
Easingwold Business Park
Easingwold
York
YO61 3FB
Email: enquiries@nybcp.org
Tel: 01347 822703
Fax: 01347 824279
Additional Contact Details
North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership
Whitby Office
Northern Area Office
10 Skinner Street
Whitby
YO21 3AD
North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership
Scarborough Office
Town Hall
St Nicholas Street
Scarborough
YO11 2HG
Email: enquiries@nybcp.org
Tel: 01723 232441
Office Hours
Scarborough & Easingwold Office opening hours and telephone
enquiries:
8.30am - 5.00pm, Monday – Thursday
8.30am - 4.30pm, Friday
Whitby Office opening hours and telephone
enquiries:
9.00am - 12.30pm & 1.00pm - 4.00pm, Tuesday
9.00am - 12.30pm & 1.00pm - 3.30pm, Wednesday &
Thursday
Callers to the Scarborough & Whitby
Offices
By appointment
Callers to the Easingwold Office
8.30am - 5.00pm, Monday – Thursday
8.30am - 4.30pm, Friday
Fax or e-mail at anytime
Local Council Service Identifier: 499