Building Regulations & Approval
Building Regulations & Approval
At Sha Structures we understand that each building project is different but they all have one common goal – to achieve compliance with the functional requirements of the Building Regulations in the most cost effective and efficient way possible.
From custom loft and basement conversions to large scale housing developments, we provide the highest standard in Building Regulations services across London and South East England.
Building Planning Services
Building Regulation Plans
In and around buildings, the Building Regulations may apply. These regulations are intended to safeguard people’s safety, health, and well-being. They also establish accessibility, water use, energy use, and security standards. The approved documents provide additional guidance for a variety of common building situations. They contain statutory guidance on how to comply with the Building Regulations.
SHA Structures guides you throughout the process of obtaining Building regulations approval certificate to ensure the successful completion of your project. Our engineers are qualified professionals with extensive experience in Building Control regulations in both the public and private sectors.
Building Regulations Services
Extensions and Loft Conversions
Either full planning permission or a lawful development certificate is always required when you are planning for a home extension, a garage, or simply constructing a new structure on your own land or property. Therefore, you require architectural or planning drawings and this is where we can help you in provision of your drawings, manage and submit your planning applications.
SHA Structures advises its clients on the following common design considerations when it comes to converting a loft:
- The ceiling height and available headroom
- Stairs with easy access and an ideal location
- Services and boiler location
- Lighting concerns and skylight placement
- Permitted development vs. planning permission
- Floor strength, insulation, ventilation, and fire escapes
SHA Structures explains the available loft conversion choices to you that will ensure you make the right design for your own project.
The followings are the different types of loft conversions;
- Rooflight loft conversion
- Single dormer loft conversion
- Full dormer loft conversion
- Hip-to-gable loft conversion
- Mansard loft conversion
- Modular loft conversion
- L-shaped loft conversion
- Bungalow loft conversion
Building Planning Services
Openings in Walls
Wall opening placement needs to be thought out carefully to prevent excessive stress on the masonry. At the design stage, openings should be well planned by the designer, this is where SHA Structures can help you out to make the right decisions.
An internal wall or doorway can typically be built, altered, or removed without obtaining a building consent. However, the building work you propose cannot be related to a wall that is load-bearing, a bracing element, a firewall or a masonry wall, that is made of units of material such as brick, burnt clay, concrete or stone laid to a bond in and joined together with mortar.
“All new building work must comply with the Building Code, including with its structural performance requirements. Also note that, on completion of the building work, the altered building must comply with the Building Code to at least the same extent as it did before the building work was undertaken.”