Updated building control guidance – March 2025
We’ve made some improvements to our guidance for building control approval for higher-risk buildings. Visit these links on GOV.UK to view:
- Building control approval for higher-risk buildings
- Preparing information for a building control approval application
- Making changes to a higher-risk building project
- Applying for a completion certificate
After listening to user’s experiences, updated guidance will better support those preparing to, or applying for BSR building control approval.
Further guidance for building control applications
Presentations from the BSR Conference 2024 also provide further detail and guidance on making high-quality building control applications:
Higher Risk Buildings – Building control approval applications
Helping resident groups with small building projects
Use this service to apply to BSR for building control approval:
Manage a building control application for a higher-risk building – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Building Control case study
We’ve produced a case study detailing why BSR’s work is so important for building control. It explains the issues, outcome and conclusion. Ensuring that new high-rise developments adhere to the strictest safety standards from design to completion.
Construction Leadership Council: guidance suite – July 2025
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published a suite of guidance on Building Control Approval Applications for a new Higher-Risk Building (Gateway 2).
The guidance has been produced by CLC, with input from BSR and industry stakeholders. Baseline principles are included to guide those involved in submitting and assessing applications. It also includes practical recommendations on information needed to demonstrate clear and comprehensive compliance with the Building Regulations 2010.
Train with the Building Safety Regulator
In addition to BSR’s resources, HSE has an in-person or online ‘Developing Accompanying Documents for the Building Control Process’ course.
This course provides guidance on developing accompanying documents for buildings within scope of the Act. These include the construction control and change control plans, building regulations compliance statement, fire and emergency file, competence declaration and mandatory occurrence reporting proposals.
Visit our training and services website for more information and to book your training course.
A to Z of building safety
To find out more about any terms or organisations used on this page, refer to our A to Z of building safety glossary.