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Works that do not require Building Regulation Approval

Broadly speaking Building Regulations now cover all areas of construction work (as well as many non-construction areas) but there are a few areas of work which fall outside current Building Regulations.

The following is a list of activities that do not require Building Regulation Approval - the list is by no means exhaustive.

• Internal Alterations of a non-structural nature to a domestic house that do not affect fire safety
  
  
• Repairs of a minor nature
  
  
• Replacement of existing paths and patios for a domestic house
  
  
• Construction of perimeter walls and fences for a domestic house
  
  
• Minor electrical repairs although it should be noted that since 2005 new electrical work does require approval. In general however this is not obtained by the submission of drawings but by way of a signed certificate from an authorised electrician.

Most other areas of work do require Building Regulation Approval including (surprisingly perhaps) cases where no building work is actually going to take place. For example, a change of use can require approval simply to ensure that the building complies with the regulations for the new use.