Request a building inspection
After we validate or approve your building control application, you must tell us before you start work.
A Building Control Surveyor will visit the site. They will tell you which stages of your project need an inspection.
When inspections may happen
The stages that need an inspection depend on the type of work you are doing. Not every stage will apply to your project.
Typical inspection stages include:
- commencement of work
- excavation for foundations, before concrete is poured
- damp proof course
- oversite, with damp proof membrane laid if needed
- drains laid, before they are backfilled
- drains backfilled and ready for water tightness testing
- structural timbers
- completion
The number of inspections will depend on the work. Your Building Control Surveyor will agree this with you when work starts.
Report work without a building control application
Contact us if you are concerned about, or know about, work being carried out without a valid building control application to the council.
Request a building inspection
You can request a building inspection online.
You need to create a My Account before you can complete the form.