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General Building Control
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LABC
Represents local authority building control
departments, but also contains useful information for
homeowners. |
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Planning
Portal
The UK Government's online planning and building regulations site.
Lots of information and you can download free copies of the
approved documents. These form the
technical "Parts" of the Building
Regulations'
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The
Essex Building Control
Prospectus
This gives a very good overview of Building Control along with
contact details to all other Local Authority Building Control
Bodies throughout Essex. |
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Essex
Fire and
Rescue
Service
Useful fire safety information for
homeowners. |
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Professional
Institutions |
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Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors |
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The Association of Building
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The Royal Institution
of British Architects |
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The Chartered
Institute of Building |
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The Institution of
Engineering and
Technology
Was formally
The Institution of
Electrical Engineers, or
I.E.E. |
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The Institution of Structural
Engineers
Find a structural engineer in your
area. |
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The Institution of
Civil Engineers |
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The Chartered Institute of Building Service
Engineers |
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Federation of Master Builders |
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National Federation of
Builders |
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Conservation of fuel and power,
replacement windows and self - certification
schemes |
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Oil Fired Technical
Association
The engineer that fits and services your oil fired boiler
should be OFTEC
registered. |
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Gas
Safe
Register
Make sure that the engineer that fits or services your gas
boiler is Gas Safe
registered. |
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Heating Equipment
Testing and Approval
Scheme
HETAS operates a registration
scheme for heating engineers installing and maintaining solid fuel
appliances. |
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Chartered
Institution of Plumbing and Heating
Engineers
Find a registered
plumber. |
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Glass and Glazing
Federation
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Fenestration Self-Assessment
Scheme
If the company installing your replacement windows is FENSA
registered you do not need separate building regulation
approval. |
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National Inspection Council for Electrical
Installation
Contracting
One of the bodies who run a 'Part P' competent persons scheme for
electricians.
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National Association of Professional
Inspectors
and Testers
One of the bodies who run a 'Part P' competent persons scheme
for electricians. |
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Local
Utilities |
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Veolia
Previously known as Tendring Hundred Water
Services. |
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Anglian
Water Services
Ltd
Contact for sewer related
questions. |
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Accessibility |
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Royal Association for
Disability Rights |
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Royal National
Institute for the Blind |
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Royal National Institute for the
Deaf |
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Other
Organisations |
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The
Environment
Agency
You can search on your postcode to determine your flood
risk. |
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The British
Board of Agrément
Issues certificates for construction products and
systems. |
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British
Standards
Institution
Purchase British
standards. |
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Building Research
Establishment
Independent, third-party certification and
testing |