Building control applications

Building Control Archived Applications where over 3 years have lapsed since the last site inspection

If you are selling a property that has been extended or altered, you may need to provide evidence to prospective purchasers. The evidence is that any relevant building work has been inspected and approved by Building Control. That evidence is in the form of a Building Regulations Completion Certificate.

Hull Building Control only issues Completion Certificates to homeowners or their appointed agents. For example, solicitors. Where the council is not told that building work has been completed, a certificate is not issued. If the building is occupied without addressing outstanding Building Regulation matters, no certificate will be issued. Many homeowners and builders who take on building works fail to request a Completion Certificate. Their application is archived.

A fee of £75 (including VAT) is payable to reopen an archived building control file, carry out one site inspection, resolve the case and issue a completion certificate, if applicable. This is for the purposes of issuing a Completion Certificate.

We will not be able to reopen archived building regulation applications deposited before 1st January 2000.

Note that if, more site inspections are required, this may incur extra charges.