Building Control

Our Building Control service is managed by Hertfordshire Building Control (HBC) who provide a complete local authority statutory building control approval service across Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Building Control Limited are owned by East Herts Council along with seven other Hertfordshire local authorities. In addition to building control compliance, plans assessments and site inspections the allied services that they provide for their customers throughout the UK include: warranty, air and acoustic testing, SAP calculations, party wall surveys and specialist services; for example consultancy for high risk residential building projects.

The organisation has 48 surveyors, 36 of whom are professionally qualified and 20 of them have achieved the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) highest level examination in managing high risk residential buildings. The Company have achieved ISO 9001 status and in 2019 were awarded the LABC Warranty Bricks Award as the best local authority partner. Their surveyors have also been recognised nationally and as well as LABC Trainee of the year for 2018, LABC Rising Star for 2019 and LABC Superstar for 2019 two of their surveyors are on the LABC training panel and on the LABC technical panel. Their high standard of customer service is demonstrated by the positive feedback they receive from their customers whose interests they are there to protect. There is therefore no organisation better qualified to be able to provide the support and the consistent quality of service that you require to ensure that your projects achieve compliance and to protect your interests.

To streamline the application process Hertfordshire Building Control enable applications to be submitted online, via the Hertfordshire Building Control Planning Portal.

Should you wish to speak with Hertfordshire Building Control please call their operations team on 01438 879990 or visit the Hertfordshire Building Control website.

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