Building on sand

[Ivor Windybottom]

Since Grenfell Building Control have now got 10 years from completion to issue an enforcement notice, and to prosecute the builder. Used to be one year and 2 for the builder.

Are you sure? I've looked for guides but keep finding pages where the author seems to have muddled/blurred PP and BC together into one confusing mess.

Edit: Yes, it's 10 years...

Failure to comply with the building regulations - Building Regulations - Planning Portal

Details of your responsibilities in regard to building regulations

www.planningportal.co.uk

No idea how/whether this applies retrospectively, e.g. to something that was built 9 years ago today.

 

[^woody^]

No wonder you're worried.

I am the Teflon Don

 

[^woody^]

No idea how/whether this applies retrospectively, e.g. to something that was built 9 years ago today.

It's a bit of an oversimplification but in almost all cases, laws are not applied retrospectively. There's a premise that laws "look forward, not backward".

 

[stuart45]

It's only 10 years for works that were completed after the new laws were brought in. Ones that were built 9 years ago from today can't be served with an enforcement notice. Building Control can go to the High Court if needed, in which case there is no time limit. You would be talking about a really serious issue for this. They aren't going to court for someone who has put in a single glazed window without regs.