{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010/regulation-14",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2214",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Applications for building control approval with full plans",
  "text": "(1) An application for building control approval with full plans must be made in writing, signed by the person making the application (“the applicant”), and must include—\n(a) the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the applicant;\n(b) where the applicant is not the client, the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the client;\n(c) where known at the date of the application, the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the principal contractor (or sole contractor) and the principal designer (or sole or lead designer);\n(d) a statement—\n(i) that the application is an application for building control approval with full plans given under regulation 12(2)(b);\n(ii) as to whether the building is a building to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies or will apply after completion of the building work;\n(e) where the work consists of work to an existing building, a description of the existing building including—\n(i) details of the current use of the building, including the current use of each storey;\n(ii) the height of the building;\n(iii) the number of storeys in the building as determined in accordance with regulation 6 of the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023;\n(f) a description of the proposed work, including—\n(i) details of the intended use of the building, including the intended use of each storey;\n(ii) the height of the building after the proposed work;\n(iii) the number of storeys in the building after the proposed work as determined in accordance with regulation 6 of the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023;\n(iv) the provision to be made for the drainage of the building;\n(v) where paragraph H4 of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement, the precautions to be taken in the building over a drain, sewer or disposal main to comply with the requirements of that paragraph;\n(vi) the steps to be taken to comply with any local enactment that applies; and\n(vii) a statement setting out—\n(aa) the date when it is proposed the work will reach the point when it is to be regarded as commenced in accordance with regulation 46A (lapse of building control approval: commencement of work); and\n(bb) where the work does not consist of work to which paragraph (2) or (3) of regulation 46A applies, details of the work which the client considers amounts to 15% of the proposed work.\n(g) if the work relates to the provision of one or more dwellings, or one or more bedspaces in purpose-built student accommodation, and the building which consists of or contains the dwellings or bedspaces is a residential building (as defined in regulation 7 of the BSL Regulations), the building safety levy information in accordance with regulation 14ZA;\n(h) if the application is an updated application and the building work, to which the updated application relates, relates to the provision of one or more dwellings, or one or more bedspaces in purpose-built student accommodation, and the building which consists of or contains the dwellings or bedspaces is a residential building (as defined in regulation 7 of the BSL Regulations)—\n(i) the building safety levy information in accordance with regulation 14ZA in relation to the updated application but where the updated application is given on or after the day on which the first notice under regulation 16(3C) is given then the information in regulation 14ZA(1)(a) and (b) is not required,\n(ii) if the levy charging conditions are met, the information and evidence set out in paragraph (5) in relation to the updated application, and\n(iii) if the levy charging conditions are not met, the information and evidence set out in paragraph (6) in relation to the updated application.\n(2) An application for building control approval with full plans must be accompanied by—\n(a) (i) two copies of the full plans, or\n(ii) where Part B of Schedule 1 (fire safety) imposes a requirement in relation to proposed building work, four copies of the full plans;\n(b) where the application is made by someone on behalf of the client, a statement signed by the client confirming they agree to the application being made and that the information contained in the application is correct.\n(3) Plans are only full plans if they consist of—\n(a) a description of the proposed building work, renovation or replacement of a thermal element, change to the building’s energy status or material change of use;\n(b) the plans, particulars and statements required by paragraphs (1), (1A) , (2) and (2A) of regulation 13;\n(c) where paragraph H4 of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement, particulars of the precautions to be taken in building over a drain, sewer or disposal main to comply with the requirements of that paragraph; and\n(d) any other plans which are necessary to show that the work would comply with these Regulations.\n(4) Paragraph (2)(a)(ii) does not apply where the proposed building work relates only to the erection, extension or material alteration of a dwelling-house or flat.\n(5) Subject to paragraph (7), the information and evidence referred to in paragraph (1)(h)(ii) is—\n(a) a statement setting out the number of dwellings, if any, to be provided as a result of the building work to which the application relates which are within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of regulation 8(1) of the BSL Regulations;\n(b) a statement setting out the levy charging information in accordance with regulation 16A;\n(c) a statement—\n(i) in a case where regulation 16(3CA) has not applied to any notice under regulation 16(3C), which includes the applicable planning information within the meaning of regulation 16;\n(ii) in any other case, confirming whether or not the applicable planning information previously provided continues to be correct and if it is not, the statement must include the applicable planning information as updated;\n(d) evidence as to the matters described in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).\n(6) Subject to paragraph (7), the information and evidence referred to in paragraph (1)(h)(iii) is—\n(a) a statement—\n(i) in a case where the variation application is received on a day which is before the first notice under regulation 16(3C) is received, which states that the first notice under regulation 16(3C) was not given before the variation application was submitted;\n(ii) in a case where the variation application is received on or after the day on which the first notice under regulation 16(3C) is received and regulation 16(3CA) did not apply to that notice and has not applied to any notice under regulation 16(3C), which—\n(aa) includes the applicable planning information within the meaning of regulation 16;\n(bb) explains how the levy charging conditions are not met;\n(iii) in any other case, which—\n(aa) confirms whether or not the applicable planning information previously provided continues to be correct and if it is not, the statement must include the applicable planning information as updated;\n(bb) explains how the levy charging conditions are not met;\n(b) evidence as to the matters described in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) or, as the case may be, (a)(iii).\n(7) Where paragraph (1)(h) applies to the application and the application is an updated application relating to building work in respect of which the regulator is the building control authority under section 91ZB(2) of the 1984 Act—\n(a) any evidence required by paragraph (5) or (6) to accompany the application must instead be sent to the collecting authority together with a statement identifying the application to which the evidence relates;\n(b) the documents referred to in sub-paragraph (a) must be sent to the collecting authority, by the client, on the same day that the application is sent to the regulator.\n(8) In this regulation the “levy charging conditions” are that—\n(a) the variation application is received on or after the day on which the first notice under regulation 16(3C) is received in relation to the original application,\n(b) the building work to which the updated application relates would result in a new building which includes residential floorspace, an existing building which includes residential floorspace where previously it had none (whether by extension or change of use), or an existing building with an increased total area of residential floorspace (whether by extension or change of use),\n(c) the building work to which the application relates is, or is anticipated to be, major residential development or is part of a wider development which is, or is anticipated to be, major residential development, and\n(d) the named client or, if there is more than one named client, each of them, in relation to the application is not an exempt person.\n(9) In paragraphs (1)(g) and (h) and (5), the references to dwellings do not include references to purpose-built student accommodation.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 14-14C substituted for reg. 14 (E.) (1.10.2023) by The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/911), regs. 1(2), 8 (with regs. 22-24)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 14(1)(g)(h) inserted (E.) (1.10.2026) by The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1236), regs. 1(2), 26(2) (with reg. 1(5)(6))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 14(3)(b) substituted (E.) (6.4.2024) by The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/110), regs. 1(3), 38(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 14(5)-(8) inserted (E.) (1.10.2026) by The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1236), regs. 1(2), 26(3) (with reg. 1(5)(6))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 14(9) inserted (E.) (1.10.2026) by The Building Safety Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1034), regs. 1(2), 9(2) (with reg. 1(5)(6))"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision applies to England only; a separate version has been created for Wales only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:31:48.980832+00:00"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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