Planning Permission
This is a requirement of your Local Authority Planning Department. The planning permission process considers your proposed development be it an advertisement board, a house extension or a new factory. The planning department are concerned with the impact of the proposal in terms of items such as appearance, relationship to other buildings, environmental concerns and neighbours. Visually they will be looking for a development not to detract from the existing environment. Some matters of concern to your neighbours could include over shadowing or loss of view. These are dealt with through the planning department who again will scrutinise the plans and discuss any short comings with your consultant.
- A guide to the planning system in Scotland can be found here; Planning system in Scotland
Building Standards (Building Warrant)
With a few exceptions, a building warrant is required for all building work and conversions to which the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 applies and applications must be made to the local authority verifier.
This is a requirements of the Local Authority Building Control Department. This department is not directly related to the planning department. It is a requirement by law that an application is lodged for all building works that require a building warrant and they comply with the building regulations. While your consultant will prepare and submit this application on your behalf (usually in the form a set of detailed drawings) the onus is on you, the client, to ensure this is done. The Building Warrant will deal with all technical matters concerning your extension. i.e drains, foundations, ventilation, structure, health and safety, insulation to name but a few. Your consultant will submit plans for scrutiny by an officer of the Local Authority Building Control Department who will make comments and discuss the project with your consultant. Once the officer is satisfied that all aspects of the building regulations have been satisfied they will issue a building warrant and stamped drawings for the project. These are legal documents which must be retained by you for future reference during any future sale of the property.
A completion Certificate is issued by you at the end of the project and accepted by the Building Control Department, this signifies that the works have been carried out in accordance with the terms of the Building Warrant. This in turn allows any future sale of the property to take place without any further reference to the extension. Without a completion certificate any lending building societies are likely to place conditions on a loan which in turn could effect the value of your property.
This is a requirements of the Local Authority Building Control Department. This department is not directly related to the planning department. It is a requirement by law that an application is lodged for all building works that require a building warrant and they comply with the building regulations. While your consultant will prepare and submit this application on your behalf (usually in the form a set of detailed drawings) the onus is on you, the client, to ensure this is done. The Building Warrant will deal with all technical matters concerning your extension. i.e drains, foundations, ventilation, structure, health and safety, insulation to name but a few. Your consultant will submit plans for scrutiny by an officer of the Local Authority Building Control Department who will make comments and discuss the project with your consultant. Once the officer is satisfied that all aspects of the building regulations have been satisfied they will issue a building warrant and stamped drawings for the project. These are legal documents which must be retained by you for future reference during any future sale of the property.
A completion Certificate is issued by you at the end of the project and accepted by the Building Control Department, this signifies that the works have been carried out in accordance with the terms of the Building Warrant. This in turn allows any future sale of the property to take place without any further reference to the extension. Without a completion certificate any lending building societies are likely to place conditions on a loan which in turn could effect the value of your property.
- More information on Building Warrants in Scotland can be found here; Building Standards