Local Authority Building Control
Delivering impartial and professional building control services throughout England and Wales.
Extending, renovating or building your home? Building control gives you peace of mind - find out how we can help you.
Working with you on your projects, we'll guide you through the building regulations from design to completion.
Local authorities' resources, learning and qualifications, marketing, standards, ISO and consultancy services.
Has 2020 put you in the mind to switch careers, move on or move up? Whether you're returning to work, a school leaver, graduate, or in a related role local authority building control is the professional, fulfilling and challenging career you need (or perhaps you already know that).
Our continuing professional development and accredited courses are continuously updated by LABC and industry experts to stay in line with changes to building regs.
LABC Assured provides registered status for your product, system or house type shared by all local authorities in England and Wales. It links with testing house certification and manufacture data to provide defined compliance statements on building regulations interpretation and standards. Or you can search our current database for registered products.
LABC brings together all the building control expertise, skills and resources from over 3,700 professionals working across every local authority in England and Wales. Our local teams work alongside homeowners, designers, professionals in construction and manufacturers providing the regulatory building control service you can trust.
Getting it right is as easy as LABC!
Our national network of surveyors (like this surveyor from Purbeck District Council) deliver building control services to you locally. We're impartial and here to protect you and your project.