Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional) Find a professional Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, BSI, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Electrical installation work only in association with other work in dwellings (eg kitchen installations, boiler installations): Use our partner directories from CIAT, FMB, RIBA, or RTPI to find an chartered architectural technologist, builder, architect or planning consultant to help with your project or development. If you do not use an installer registered with a Competent Person Scheme then you will have to submit a building notice or full plans application and pay a fee to have a Building Control Body come and inspect the work you have carried out.

Some examples of work that you do not need to tell a Building Control Body about but you can still use a Competent Person Scheme registered installer In England only, an electrician registered with a third-party certification scheme (a ‘registered third-party certifier’). The installation of a complete new circuit – for example, a ring or lighting circuit, or a new circuit for a cooker, shower or immersion heater The Building Regulations do not set standards for the safety of electrical appliances but they do require that fixed connections of appliances are safe.most repairs, replacements and maintenance work (except replacements of combustion appliances, oil tanks, electrical fuse boxes or glazing units, which do need to be notified) https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-documents/part-p-electrical-safety APHC, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation of fixed air conditioning or mechanical ventilation systems in dwellings: If you do not comply the work will not be legal. You could be prosecuted and could face unlimited fines.

The Building Regulations are designed to ensure new buildings meet health, safety, welfare, convenience and sustainability standards. They relate to the specifics of how a building should be constructed unlike planning permission which is about the principle of whether development should go ahead or not. APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation or replacement of solid fuel burners: These schemes are listed alphabetically. This does not reflect the size of the scheme or whether the scheme specialises in dealing with a particular type of work.Some registered installers also carry out work under the Green Deal, are members of the TrustMark scheme or the Microgeneration Certification Scheme all of which give further consumer protection. These rules have been introduced to help reduce the number of deaths, injuries and fires caused by faulty installations.

Some examples of notifiable work (not a complete list) are shown below. Those marked * may not needMany jobs in the home need to be notified to and approved as being compliant with Building Regulations by a Building Control Body, either your Local Authority Building Control or a private sector Approved Inspector, unless carried out by installers registered with a Competent Person Scheme who can self certify that their work is compliant. The work may not be safe, could cause health problems, injury or even death. It may also not meet energy efficiency standards. The Building Regulations do not restrict who may carry out electrical installation work. If you want to do the work yourself you should make sure that you know what you need to do before starting any work. There are a number of reputable guides that you can use to help you.