Building regulations are separate from planning permission and cover the technical construction standard of the works. A Full Plans submission — where detailed drawings are checked before building starts — gives the client certainty that their builder is working to an approved specification.
The Newham BCO required full structural details including pad foundation calculations (the site had filled ground requiring deeper foundations than standard), cavity wall construction details, cavity closers at openings, and a full Approved Document Part L energy calculation for the new extension.
The Part L calculation is frequently missed on extensions of this type. Newham's building control team check it rigorously — the calculation must demonstrate that the new extension does not make the overall dwelling less energy efficient than before. We use SAP software to produce this as part of our standard building regulations package.
Full Plans approval was granted in 5 weeks. The builder was able to start on site immediately with an approved specification, avoiding any on-site variation requests that can arise when working to a Building Notice (which does not involve pre-approval of drawings).
If you have a similar project in Newham (E7), Building Regulations Drawings in Newham starts from £1,095. Get a free quote in 60 seconds — we respond within 2 hours.