Building Regulations, planning conditions and safety law in England
Building compliance for projects across England
National Building Compliance is a single point of contact for the tests, calculations and reports a building project needs to satisfy Building Regulations, planning conditions and safety law in England. A client tells us about the project once. We work out which services apply, arrange accredited assessors, and deliver the certificates and reports that Building Control, the planning authority or the dutyholder needs.
One contact
One contact for every compliance service a project needs.
Accredited assessors
Work carried out by accredited, qualified assessors.
Accepted first time
Reports written to be accepted by Building Control and planning officers first time.
Building compliance through one contact
When you send an enquiry from this page, describe the building, the work planned and any document you have already been asked to provide. That might be a planning condition, a request from Building Control or a note from a lender's surveyor. From that one description we identify the tests, calculations and reports the project needs and the order they should happen in, so that early design work supports the later tests on site.
One contact for every compliance service means you can discuss the whole project before choosing individual appointments. Work is carried out by accredited, qualified assessors, with reports written to be accepted by Building Control and planning officers first time. Acceptance remains the receiving body's decision; a report cannot guarantee project approval.
Three categories of building compliance support
Testing and Inspection
Establish what is present and how completed work performs. Site visits, measurements and inspections provide evidence that drawings alone cannot supply. We coordinate the visit around access, the condition of the building and the information the assessor needs.
Energy and Calculations
Turn design information into calculations that can inform specifications and record the proposed or completed building. Agree assumptions early, then keep the assessment aligned with changes to materials, layouts and building systems.
Design and Planning
Investigate constraints while there is still room to change the proposal. Coordinate supporting reports with the design team and the application brief. Planning requirements differ by council; check local information requirements using planning application guidance.
Building compliance packages for connected tasks
Use a package as a starting scope for discussion. The final selection depends on the building, intended work and existing evidence. We identify relevant services rather than assume every item applies.
New Build Compliance
Bring SAP, air tightness, sound insulation, ventilation, water, overheating, background ventilation and Regulation 25A work into one conversation. Share the proposed drawings and specification so design assessments and later site appointments follow the same project information.
Landlord Compliance
Discuss EPC, legionella, fire risk and management asbestos assessment needs together. Provide the property use, areas under your control and available records. The scope should reflect those facts rather than a generic checklist for every rental property.
Retrofit Compliance
Connect retrofit assessment, EPC, fabric calculations, condensation analysis and ventilation testing. Explain the proposed improvement measures and any existing moisture or comfort concerns. That gives assessors context before recommendations and specifications move towards installation.
Building compliance support for your role
Developers
Plan assessment inputs across plots, phases and handovers. Identify shared design details while keeping evidence traceable to the correct building and revision.
Self-builders
Start with your drawings and the questions you have been asked. We help turn unfamiliar service names into an agreed sequence of practical tasks.
Architects
Coordinate assessor inputs with design decisions. Flag specification changes early so calculations, reports and site instructions do not develop from different versions of the proposal.
Landlords
Organise property information and assessment requests through one contact. Explain occupancy and access arrangements so visits can be scoped around the building in use.
Facilities managers
Bring existing reports, equipment details and access restrictions together. Separate questions about proposed alterations from assessment work concerning the occupied premises.
How your building compliance work moves forward
Tell us about the project
Send the location in England, building use, project stage and available drawings. Include any written request for evidence so the scope answers the actual question.
Agree the scope and order
We identify the relevant services, arrange accredited assessors and explain the information needed. Resolve gaps before booking visits or starting assessments that depend on missing details.
Coordinate work and changes
Keep your contact informed when the design or programme changes. We coordinate inputs and appointments so assessors can work from the agreed information.
Receive the project evidence
Receive the certificates and reports for the agreed scope. Keep them with the matching drawings and share them with the relevant reviewer, alongside any requested supporting information.
Why building compliance work fails at sign-off
Sign-off can stall when a report describes an earlier specification, a test is booked before the building is ready, or nobody has answered the reviewer's original request. Individually useful documents can still leave a gap when their assumptions disagree.
A single contact keeps those connections visible. For example, tell us about a changed window specification before the final assessment, rather than after reports have been issued. Share reviewer comments in full. We can then coordinate the response with the relevant assessor instead of asking you to relay separate fragments between suppliers.
Building compliance guides before you book
Planning the evidence
- New Build Compliance Checklist
Use the new build checklist to organise questions for your designer and prepare the information for a scope discussion.
- Converting a Building into Flats: Compliance Checklist
Explore the connected assessment topics in a conversion before ordering isolated reports or agreeing site appointments.
Choosing the right assessment
- Is a SAP Calculation the Same as an EPC?
Understand the distinction before deciding which document to request and which project information to gather.
- Landlord Compliance Checklist
Prepare a property-specific discussion using the landlord checklist, with existing records and questions about the premises to hand.
Request a quote
Tell us about the project once. We will confirm which services apply and send a quote.
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