About National Building Compliance
About our role in your project
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.
That is a coordination role with a technical purpose. You can bring us a drawing set, an enquiry from a project adviser or a list of outstanding reports. We help turn that material into defined instructions for the relevant assessments. The aim is a clear route from the question being asked to the evidence needed to answer it.
How our company works with your project team
What you bring
You know the proposal, the programme and who can authorise decisions. Share the latest drawings and explain what has changed. Name the person who can answer design questions and the person responsible for site access. Where several consultants are involved, tell us which drawing set they are all using.
You also decide whether to accept a quotation and whether to proceed with design changes suggested after an assessment. We make requests for information explicit. If a material specification is unknown, we ask for it rather than quietly treat a provisional assumption as a confirmed fact.
What we coordinate
We bring the service requirements into a single brief, arrange accredited, qualified assessors for the relevant work and organise the delivery of their reports. We keep the purpose of each document visible. A design-stage calculation, a site measurement and an operational risk assessment are different pieces of work, even when they concern the same building.
Our intended outcome is reports written to be accepted by Building Control and planning officers first time. Acceptance remains a decision for the recipient. An assessment can identify a shortfall, missing information or a need for further investigation. Coordination does not turn an adverse finding into a passing result.
The approach behind one company contact
One contact for every compliance service
Ask about the whole project rather than trying to assemble an order from unfamiliar service names. We separate confirmed needs from matters that require clarification. This helps you see which assessment can start now, which depends on design information and which needs the completed installation. A coordinated brief also makes exclusions easier to understand.
Work carried out by accredited, qualified assessors
The assessor must suit the task, building and intended output. We distinguish an individual’s qualification from an organisation’s accreditation and from experience of a particular building type. Details of the actual provider and the scope of relevant credentials should be confirmed for the appointment. See our competence and accreditation information for the evidence to request.
Reports with a defined reader
A useful report identifies the site, the proposal, the information examined and the question it answers. We ask who will receive it and what prompted the request. This avoids treating a familiar document title as a complete brief. Clear assumptions and revision details help the project team use the findings without guessing which design was assessed.
Where our company role has boundaries
Building Control evidence and planning evidence follow different routes. The Approved Documents provide guidance for relevant Building Regulations requirements, while the National Planning Policy Framework describes the planning policy framework. Planning requirements differ between councils. We therefore ask for local policy references and the actual request rather than suggest that one standard report fits every application.
Operational responsibilities also need their own attention. The government fire risk assessment guidance explains the responsible person’s assessment duties. An assessment records findings and recommended action; it does not itself carry out repairs or manage the premises. We make the assessment scope clear so the person receiving the report can arrange the next practical steps.
We do not describe the company as holding an assessor’s accreditation. Nor do we ask you to assume that a certificate exists before testing has happened. Where an assessment reveals a problem, the useful next step is a clear explanation of the finding, the evidence behind it and what information or further work would allow it to be reconsidered.
Questions about working with the company
- Can I enquire before I know which services to order?
- Yes. Explain the building, the proposed work and the decision you are trying to reach. Include correspondence from your adviser if it helps. We can identify the questions that need answering and describe the proposed scope before you commit to an assessment. Unknown details should stay visible until someone confirms them.
- What happens if the project changes?
- Send the revised information and identify what changed. A different layout, product or intended use can affect work already underway. We ask the relevant assessor to consider the effect and explain any additional assessment needed. Keep the earlier report available, but avoid circulating it as though it necessarily describes the revised scheme.
Company details for appointment
[[TO SUPPLY: registered legal entity name, company registration number, registered office address and applicable trading disclosures]] General enquiries can be sent to hello@nationalbuildingcompliance.co.uk. Use the contact page for the quote form.