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Anyone know about buildings regulations?

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jasper · 10/12/2001 02:35

We plan to take down a wall which divides our smallish kitchen and dining room to make one big room.It is not a supporting wall, and there are no rooms upstairs.
I thought we could just go ahead, but a friend has said we should inform the local council and they might request a buildings certificate ( not sure if this is the right term), and would inspect the room before and after the work. Something to do with should we ever sell the house.
Can anyone advise? What kind of timescale is involved? How much will it cost? Thanks.

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tech · 10/12/2001 10:13

Sorry for jumping in. I had some work done on my house recently, and according to the architect, you have to go register the change with your local authority's "building control" department, even if you don't require planning permission to do the work. A new law came in a couple of years ago that means any prospective buyer should be able to check with building control what has been done to the house. If they see work that is clearly recent, but not registered, it could cause you problems selling. Your local authority's building control department or an architect would be able to give you full details of what to do. Any "structural change" - like knocking down a wall - usually requires registration.

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