Building regulations
If you propose to erect a new building, alter or extend an existing building, convert a building or demolish a building, you will normally require building warrant approval from a verifier. Application forms can be found here|.
North Ayrshire Council act as the verifier for any work carried out within our geographical area. Building Standards will assess your plans for compliance with the Scottish building regulations.
Building Standards Division (BSD|) publish Technical Handbooks| as guidance on how to comply with the Building regulations. They are updated on a regular basis in order to keep up with ongoing developments in the building trade.
The building standards system in Scotland is established by the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. The Act gives powers to the Scottish Ministers to make...
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building regulations
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procedure regulations
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fees regulations
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other supporting legislation as necessary
The purposes include setting building standards and dealing with dangerous and defective buildings. The various regulations are made by the Scottish Ministers, but must be approved by the Scottish Parliament before coming into force. The aims of the regulations are to...
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secure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of persons in and around buildings and others who may be affected by buildings or matters connected with buildings
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further the conservation of fuel and power
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further the achievement of sustainable development
Please view North Ayrshire Council Building Standards Customer Charter| (pdf 1MB)for more information.
Additional Information
Building Standards recently ran a customer satisfaction survey on a wide selection of our customers to identify areas for improvement and development. There is a summary of the results| (pdf 28KB).
The verifiers role for all councils in Scotland was recently extended providing certain conditions were met. Details on this can be found on the recently published SWSBSC Web Statement| (pdf 56kb).
If you are having construction or refurbishment work done, you may need to notify the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and you may have other duties as well - find out more|.