Building control
Our building control team
Southern Building Control Partnership is our Local Authority Building Control (LABC) team for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.
The team has a wealth of experience of a whole range of projects, great local knowledge and an understanding of local ground conditions and our surveyors can support your project from start to finish.
The team is committed to the long-term safety, inclusivity, and performance of buildings within the local community.
What is building control
The building control team is completely separate to the planning team.
The building control team ensures that what's built is structurally safe and meets the minimum technical standards in relation to health and safety, energy performance and accessibility for people with disabilities.
If you're planning any building work, you will need to make sure it meets the minimum standards set out in the building regulations on GOV.UK.
The planning team oversees planning permission, making sure that what gets built is suitable for its location and meets all necessary guidelines.
How to make a building control application
The partnership's website has information to guide you through the application process, information on the types of building control applications and the fees.
Contact the team
- Website: www.southernbcp.co.uk
- Phone: 0330 024 9355
- Email: theteam@southernbcp.co.uk
- Office hours: Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 5pm and Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm
Further information
The partnership has put together information on a variety of topics to help guide homeowners, all available at www.southernbcp.co.uk.
Information includes:
- how to build sustainably and limit the impact of climate change
- competent Person Schemes
- guidance on what projects need an application
- tips on hiring a builder.
Building regulations property history search
If you are enquiring about a building regulations' property history search, please email landcharges@reigate-banstead.gov.uk who will be able to help you with your request.
Completion certificates
If you are selling you property you may be required to produce Building Control Completion Certificates for certain types of alterations and extensions.
To obtain a copy of a completion certificate (southernbcp.co.uk):
- For a certificate issued prior to June 2017 email landcharges@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
- For a certificate issued after June 2017 visit the partnerships website: www.southernbcp.co.uk
If a completion certificate has not been issued, the partnership’s website has guidance on what to do.
