Guidance Notes

The following external link is hosted by Elmbridge Borough Council on behalf of Surrey Building Control and includes several guidance documents (mostly relating to domestic buildings). Guidance Notes 08

You may find them useful if you are considering submitting a Building Regulations Application.

These include:

• Getting your plans right first time
• Consideration for neighbours
• Information on different types of foundations
• Trees
• Ground floors and timber upper floors
• Drainage and soakaways
• Different types of roofs
• Escape windows/means of escape and smoke alarms
• Replacement windows
• Loft and garage conversions
• Electrical safety
• Garden walls

If you have a specific query relating to any of these guidance notes please contact building control on 01883 732872 or email buildingcontrol@tandridge.gov.uk