ELECTRICAL WORKS
CONTROLLED WORK INCLUDES:
Electrical installations in buildings or parts of buildings comprising:
- dwelling houses and flats
- dwellings and business premises that have a common supply
- common access areas in blocks of flats
- share amenities of blocks of flats
The Regulations also apply to parts of the electrical installations where the electricity is from a source located within or shared with a dwelling:
- in or on land associated with the buildings, e.g. pond pumps
- in outbuildings such as sheds, detached garages and greenhouses
Notifiable
Examples of Work
Areas outside of bath/ shower rooms and kitchens
Within a bath/shower room, kitchen, swimming pool
Complete new/re-wire of installation
Yes
Yes
Consumer unit change
Yes
Yes
Installing a new shower circuit
Yes
Yes
Installing an additional socket
No
Yes
Installing an additional light
No
Yes
Addition of fused connection unit to ring final circuit
No
Yes
Installing a new cooker circuit
Yes
Yes
Connecting a cooker to an existing connection unit
No
No
Installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding
No
Yes
Replacing a damaged cable for a single circuit
No
No
Replacing a damaged socket outlet
No
No
Replacing a light fitting
No
No
Installation and fit of a storage heater, including final circuit
Yes
Yes
Fit and final connection of storage heater
No
No
Installing extra low voltage lighting (not CE marked sets)
Yes
Yes
Taking a new supply out to a garden shed
Yes
N/A
Installing a socket in a garden shed
Yes
N/A
Installing a light fitting in a greenhouse
Yes
N/A
Installing a pond pump, including supply
Yes
N/A
Installing a hot air sauna
Yes
Yes
Installing a solar photovoltaic power supply
Yes
Yes
Installing ceiling or floor heating
Yes
Yes
YOU WILL NOT NEED TO MAKE A BUILDING REGULATION APPLICATION FOR THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION IF:
- the proposed installation is undertaken by a competent person who is registered with an approval electrical self-certification scheme; or
- the proposed electrical installation is non-notifiable work
Using the registered person scheme will ensure that the necessary documentation is provided to the Local Authority confirming that the electrical installation meets the requirements of the Building Regulations. This evidence will be required if you sell your property.
YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A SEPARATE BUILDING REGULATION FOR THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION IF:
- you choose not to use a person registered with an approved electrical self-certification scheme
- a further charge will be payable (see Table C1 of the Charges if the works are not part of a larger scheme)
- you will also be required to supply design information, to notify your District Council at the first fix stage of the installation and provide a test certificate/report on completion of the installation.
APPROVED SELF-CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
Please refer to the Communities & Local Government website for up to date information - http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/
