Building regulation rquirement for conversion from a shop into a flat

Hi Nicki, From what you are discribing I would say that you are going to need Building Regulations approval either in the form of a Building Notice or a Full Plans Application. Building Notice would be a case of informaing the council that you are starting the works, pay the fee required and they will do the normal inspections along the way. This does however leave you open to possible costly changes if the builder installs something one way and the council see it and say they want it another. If you were to get Full Plans Approval, it would mean the drawings would be produced and approved prior to the work starting which means you have an approved set of plans that you and your builder can confidently build to safe in the knowledge that they are approved and wont change. The initial fee would be paid once the application is submitted and then the inspection fee paid further down the line. This process would delay the start date as it can take up to 8 weeks for approval but this would be the reccommended route to save any costly hick-ups. I hope this helps. Depending on where you are located, we would be happy to assist with the drawing work and handle the Full Plans Application with the council, if that is the route you would like to go down. If so, feel free to contact us to discuss further. Thanks. Lee @ Fryer Planning