Yorkshire Building Control is a private Building Control Approver working across Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire. The file opens with an application and closes with a completion certificate — with an inspection at every stage in between.
Notice of commencement
YBCEvery project starts with this form.
Schedule of inspections
3 of 4Three stages recorded. The file stays open until the certificate is issued.
Specimen file Not a real application Form 01–02
01 — Who we are
Approver is their word, and it is the accurate one: a private practice rather than the local authority, appointed to check the work and keep the record.
Yorkshire Building Control provides building inspection and compliance services for residential and commercial projects across Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire. The practice works alongside your on-site team from preliminary advice to final certificates, so the file stays in order from the first question to the last signature.
Approval is measured against the Building Regulations — structural integrity, fire safety, energy efficiency and accessibility — and recorded stage by stage, so the file shows what was seen and when.
“Yorkshire’s leading Building Control Approver”
Their own description, from the current site
02 — What we cover
Residential, commercial and specialist services. Open a tab to see what sits behind it — and where the deeper page is.
Tab 01 · Residential
Work on a house is personal, and it is disruptive. The practice works closely with your on-site team so the project is delivered without the extra stress — and with one point of contact from the application to the certificate.
Residential building controlTab 02 · Commercial
A commercial development has to land on time and on the drawing. The practice inspects against the approved plans and the Building Regulations, and keeps the record straight for the client and the contractor.
Commercial building controlTab 03 · Specialist services
Beyond the approval itself, the practice tests and certifies the performance of a building — air, water, sound and heat — where the regulations ask for a number rather than an opinion.
Specialist services03 — The stage route
Work that has been covered up cannot be inspected afterwards. This is the sequence, and the point at which each stage has to be called in.
That the work about to start matches the application: the drawings on site, the set-up, and who is responsible for what.
NoticeBefore work starts
The excavations are seen open: depth, bearing, ground conditions and any reinforcement, before concrete goes in.
NoticeBefore the concrete
The membrane, the laps and the cavity trays — while they can still be seen and put right.
NoticeBefore it is covered
The structure is complete but not yet covered: timbers, insulation, ventilation and the underlay.
NoticeBefore the covering
The finished work is seen, the record is closed and the completion certificate is issued.
NoticeWhen the work is finished
Which stages apply to your project is agreed before work starts — ask the office dealing with your file, before anything is covered up.
04 — Certibuild
Certibuild is the practice’s sister company, specialising in structural warranties and Professional Consultants Certificates for residential and commercial developments. It is a separate company with its own policy — so the choice to pass your details across is asked for separately, and is entirely optional.
05 — On record
Testimonial · 01
“Yorkshire Building Control were always quick to respond to emails, visited the site regularly, and were most helpful guiding us through the build from start to finish.”
06 — Contact
Ring the office nearest the site. If you are not sure which one covers it, start with York.
Registered office
Yorkshire Building Control Ltd
5 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York YO30 4XG