5. Decision
What we will do
Issue a decision notice advising whether the application is granted, granted subject to requirements, or rejected.
What you will need to do
If you have received a Rejection Notice, this means that your application for Building Control Approval with Full Plans has been assessed to be non-compliant and the application is of no effect. The notice will set out the reasons for rejection. Provided site works have not started, you have the option to resubmit your application with a set of supplementary/amended plans. If the submitted amended plans demonstrate that your project will comply with the Building Regulations, we will be able to issue a decision notice confirming that the resubmitted application has been Granted or Granted with Requirements. Works may then progress.
Note: We recommend that you do not start work until your application has been Granted/Granted with Requirements. Where an application has been found to be non-compliant and is Rejected, any notifiable work which has already taken place will be deemed unauthorised work. Under these circumstances a resubmitted application cannot be accepted and a Completion Certificate cannot be provided and instead a retrospective Regularisation application will be required. Formal enforcement action may also be considered where appropriate.
Timescale
Within 5 weeks (or longer by agreement with Building Control).