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Apply for regularisation

How to get your building work approved if the work is already complete.

If you have already carried out work and were then advised that you need approval this is the application you need to use.  

Applications 

It is possible to apply to us for a Regularisation Certificate for completed works. This applies to any work carried out after 11 November 1985. The application should include: 

  • the application form 
  • a plan of the unauthorised work 
  • details of any corrective work required to comply with the regulations 
  • the relevant fee 

To submit your application form electronically via adobesign, please contact building.control@torbay.gov.uk to request the submission link. 

Note: Building Control uses Adobe Sign to receive applications. Adobe Sign is a secure online service that allows you to complete and submit forms electronically using a computer, tablet, or mobile device. No special software or account is required.

Fees 

Once the application has been registered and the applicable fee determined, a card payment link will be emailed to the client/applicant. If you have any queries please contact building.control@torbay.gov.uk or 01803 208095.

What happens next 

We need to ensure the works comply with Building Regulations. We may ask you to: 

  • open up the work for inspection 
  • do tests 
  • take samples 

Following a site inspection, we will notify you of any required remedial work. You need to complete this work before we can issue a regularisation certificate. If the building work is compliant, we will issue the certificate. 

The certificate is evidence that you complied with the requirements of the Building Regulations in force at the time when you completed the works. It is not conclusive evidence.