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All of our buildings are designed to comply with current Building Regulations and we are happy to liaise with your Local Authority Building Control department throughout the process. Surrey Oak Barns will make the necessary Building Control applications, agree the project specifications, co-ordinate the various inspections and obtain the completion certificate on your behalf.We employ an independent structural engineer who inspects the soil conditions, verifies the sub-structure design and provides the necessary calculations to support the design for onward submission to Building Control. All of our oak frames are subjected to rigorous third party engineering analysis for structural validity, and the structural calculations will be sent to you for retention and forwarding to the Building Control Officer where required. As most of our barns are created for residential and commercial use and are often extensions to existing properties, we need to be fully conversant with all aspects of the current Building Regulations. Our barns are totally bespoke and therefore allow us to engineer them to satisfy any use and incorporate the necessary insulation, fire protection, structural integrity, glazing etc to meet the current regulations. In some instances Building Regulation approval is not required, however we will still carry out our own assessment of the design and provide the documents for your retention. Generally to be exempt from Building Regulations the barn would have to meet the following criteria:
BUT if you provide new foul drainage (e.g. for a wash hand basin or W.C.) to the barn or an electrical supply to the barn a Building Regulation application will be required for these works only. We would be happy to check with Building Control to seek their confirmation prior to works proceeding. |
