Services we provide

Our Tendring District Council Building Control team provides a wide range of services and professional, specialised advice throughout the pre-submission, plans assessment and site inspection stages to make the process as simple as possible to understand

The team is able to provide a high-quality service using experienced personnel with extensive local knowledge.

Important Notice for Clients: We are currently experiencing a high volume of applications, enquiries, and inspection requests. New legal requirements mean we must assign the correct graded officer to each case, which may extend response times due to availability.  Please allow up to 6 working days for a reply to enquiries. Our priority is to maintain scheduled inspections as promptly as possible.  Full Plans applications may take up to 8 weeks that may require amendments, and please plan the schedule of your works accordingly.  Starting work before approval is not advised and is done at your own risk.

Submissions and assessment

We will review applications and provide a fee quote.  Once the fee has been paid, we will assess the plans and request any appropriate additional information.  Once we receive this we will consider the plans and issue an appropriate decision.

Site inspections

We will tell you about an inspection regime at the validation stage which will need to be followed.

Please phone 01255 686 111 or email BCinspections@tendringdc.gov.uk to arrange a site visit

Completions and Certifications

We will inspect the works. Once they are completed in accordance with the building regulations, we will issue a completion certificate, normally by email.

Post completion

Once completed, the initial point of contact for all Building Control matters is the administrative support team.