Full plans application

Full plans applications can apply to any type of building work but must always be submitted for works on commercial buildings, schools, shops, offices, railway premises, factories and hotels.

The most important things to know about a full building plans application are:

  • you can use it for all types of building work
  • you need to send two copies of plans and application forms (four copies for designated buildings)
  • you will pay charges when you send us the plans and again after the first site inspection
  • the decision can take up to five weeks (two months if agreed)
  • as long as you follow the approved plans, the work will normally meet building standards when it is inspected
  • you can send us amended plans as long as the scheme is generally the same
  • approval notice ends three years after the work has been approved

A full plans submission form must be completed and sent to us, together with:

  • two copies of the drawings showing the existing and the proposed layouts with full construction details
  • payment of the fee for the submission

We have five weeks, with a further three weeks if agreed by you, to check the plans but normally they will be checked within 10 days.

If the plans are incorrect you will be asked to amend them. Once the submission has been approved, an approval notice will be issued. When you begin the work, you must contact us and at each stage of construction. You will be invoiced for the inspection fee when you commence the work. When the work has been satisfactorily completed and inspected, a completion certificate will be issued.

Apply

Apply for full plans application (PDF, 292.05 KB) 

NOTE: Please send the completed form to buildingcontrol@befirst.london so that we can process your application, or please visit the Be First website to create an account and apply online.