Request a Building Control Inspection
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Book a Building Control inspection before 5pm and we can usually inspect the next working day.
Inspections on the Isles of Scilly will be pre-booked to fit in with our regular visits to the islands.
Before you book an inspection, you need to submit a Building Regulation application.
Book an inspection online
The Building Control Officer will give you a site inspection log once you start works. The log explains which stages of work you will need to notify us of. This will allow us to carry out the necessary inspections. You should have the works ready for us to inspect before we visit and not not covered before they are inspected.
You will need your Building Regulation reference number to book an inspection. You can search by clicking the button below. The enter the address of the land an property in the search bar at the bottom of the page.
Inspection Request
Building Regulation reference number*
For example: BC23/00001/DOMFP
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Book through the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) app
You can book an inspection via the LABC Inspection Request mobile app. The app is available for Apple and Android. Once you have downloaded the app, you will need to register and complete the form. You will need to provide:
- Your name, company name and contact information
- The Council area that the site is in (Cornwall Council)
- The site address and postcode
- The inspection type
- Your preferred inspection date and time
- Your Building Regulation reference number
- Any other useful information
Book by telephone
You will need to provide:
- Your name, company name and contact information
- The Council area that the site is in (Cornwall Council)
- The site address and postcode
- The inspection type
- Your preferred inspection date and time
- Your Building Regulation reference number
- Any other useful information
To book your inspection, call 01872 224792 and select Option 1.
What happens next?
When we receive your requests, if you request your inspection before 5 pm, we can usually visit the following working day. The visit will be undertaken any time between 8am and 5pm. We may need to contact you prior to the visit please ensure you are able to receive calls from an unknown number.
You must check your site inspection log for the list of documents you need to fill in by project completion. This could include:
- Ventilation in existing dwelling checklist
- Ventilation in new dwellings checklist
- Overheating Simplified Modelling Checklist
- Overheating Dynamic Thermal Modelling checklist
- Completion Declaration