Turton Building Control is a corporate approved inspector, licensed and approved by the construction industry council to provide building control services throughout England and Wales as a true alternative to local authority building control.

We aim to provide a fast, simple, customer focused building control service to help you obtain building control approval without bureaucracy or red tape. Any aspect of our service can be tailored to meet the clients needs.

We carry out the services that local authorities have traditionally provided – checking of the plans for compliance with the building regulations, consultation with statutory bodies, site inspections of work under construction, issuing of final certificates, etc – but we operate independently and without boundary restrictions.

We encourage our clients to contact us at a very early stage so that we can provide them with pre-planning and pre-tender advice on schemes for compliance with the building regulations, ensuring that any perceived issues can be addressed before they become a problem.

If you would like to find out more please have a look at the following pages on our website, email us or give us a call, we would be pleased to chat with you regarding any aspect of our service.

Latest News

Update to the Building Regulations

In 2021 the UK Government announced changes to the requirements of The Building Regulations 2010.

These come into force on 15th June 2022.

The new Part L guidance

In 2021 the UK Government announced changes to the requirements of The Building Regulations 2010 which came into force in June 2023.
This guidance document confirms what photographic evidence is required for submission as part of your application under Part L of the Approved Documents.

View Guidance Document Here

Changes to Building Control

Building Control nationally is going through a period of change, both private and public sector.

From the 1st October 2023, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be the governing body for Building Control. New legislation has been introduced and existing legislation amended to reflect the changes.

RBCA and RBI Status Update

As one of the only (if not the only, so far) building control bodies to become a Registered Building Control Authority AND also have EVERY surveyor pass the CABE competency assessment scheme and become Registered Building Inspectors at Class 2A and above before the original target date of April 6th 2024, our youngest surveyor Sadie Lakin has also become one of the first female surveyors to pass the Degree in Building Control after 4 years of study.

Impressively, her final 6 months of the degree coincided with the 6 months of her undertaking the CABE competency assessment scheme, resulting in her registering as an RBI at Class 2A and also achieving chartered membership of CABE. We are extremely proud.

Turton Building Control – we may not be one of the big boys in terms of size but we are now in our 20th year and continue to lead the way in embracing change, looking to the future and empowering women in construction