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This guidance explains the steps involved in approving the fire safety aspects of building work, and the interaction between the Building Regulations and other statutory fire safety requirements in England and Wales.
LABC represents all local authority building control teams in England and Wales and develops the learning, competences, standards and practices used by around 3,800 building control surveyors and technical staff.
LABC, through its network of professional surveyors, advises and supports…
This document is part of our suite of technical guidance notes from the Building Control Alliance.
The biggest ever 2018 LABC Central Building Excellence Awards took place on Friday 25 May 2018 in the Hilton DoubleTree in the home of the MK Dons, Milton Keynes.
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When your application is approved by your local council building control team, you will usually be provided with an Inspection Service Plan before you start work. This outlines the stages of work that require inspection. It will vary depending on the size and complexity of your project, age of…
A leaflet that advises homeowners how to avoid cowboy builders and gives 10 do's and don'ts of planning your building project
The West Yorkshire region celebrated their building achievements at a sparkling event on Friday night in the Cedar Court Leeds/Bradford Hotel 2018.
The event? LABC's West Yorkshire Building Excellence Awards 2018.
Following on from technical seminars (roadshows) - "Introducing MecFlow".
This document is part of our suite of technical guidance notes from the Building Control Alliance.