The Building Control Service for Portsmouth is now carried out by The Building Control Partnership (BCP). We are responsible for ensuring that all building works within the Portsmouth city boundary are carried out in accordance with the Building Regulations 2010, the Building Act 1984 and other legislation.
Currently, The Partnership serves the City of Portsmouth, and the boroughs of Gosport and Fareham
Building regulations cover matters such as structural stability, fire safety, energy conservation and accessibility to buildings. We also carry out other safety roles, such as safety at sports grounds, and inspection of dangerous structures and demolitions.
Find out more about building control: starting work and site inspections.
Application forms and fees
You can find the application forms and fees for building control services on the BCP website.
Local authority building control: partnership scheme
Local authority building control (LABC) can offer a partnership scheme which provides a single plan checking service for all projects in England and Wales. This is suitable for architects, designers and builders who would benefit from one point of contact nationally for all building control matters concerning all their projects.
This scheme is only available from LABC. Many large organisations throughout the country have already partnered with a single local authority – there are no extra costs for this service.
For further information visit the BCP website.
When to contact building control
You usually need building regulations approval before you start any building work.
Building regulations are a separate requirement to planning permission – in many cases approval for both is required by separate applications. Find out more at building regulations – GOV.UK.
We pride ourselves on providing a customer-friendly and efficient service, including:
- pre-application advice
- fast and efficient plan checking within ten workings days
- site visits at short notice – normally same day service if requested before 10am
For further information, visit the BCP website.
Contact us
If you have any questions, contact us on 01329 824823 or at bcpartnership@fareham.gov.uk.