For building control approvers
Building control approvers: get found by homeowners who need building work signed off, when our map opens in your area
Sign-up for building control approvers opens soon. Listing will be free while we build the map, with at least 30 days’ notice before any charge.
Many homeowners price the job on Estiquote before they ask for quotes. When our map opens in their area, they’ll search it for “building control to check and sign off your work” and see the building control approvers who cover it.
Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.
What homeowners see before they ask you
| Fee | Typical range, including VAT |
|---|---|
| Building control, extension up to 10 m² | £570 to £800 |
| Building control, extension of 10 to 40 m² | £740 to £1,000 |
| Building control, extension over 40 m² | £860 to £1,200 |
| Building control, loft conversion | £750 to £1,000 |
| Building control, garage conversion | £460 to £660 |
Our research: we checked the building control charges of 91 councils in England and Wales. On current schedules the same 10 to 40 m² extension costs £587 (Bridgend) to £1,876 (Camden) to approve, including VAT: building control fees by council.
What homeowners ask building control approvers
With what our guides tell them. Answer these in your quote, and later on your listing.
Are you registered with the Building Safety Regulator?
A private building control firm can only check and sign off building work if it is registered with the Building Safety Regulator. Your registration number is needed to list.
How do your charges compare with the council's?
We checked 91 councils in England and Wales: the same 10 to 40 m² extension costs £587 (Bridgend) to £1,876 (Camden) to approve. Homeowners see their own council’s charge on our local pages.
Do you work in Scotland or Northern Ireland?
There is no private building control to list there: in Scotland the councils are the verifiers for building warrants, and in Northern Ireland the councils’ building control departments do this work.
What we’ll check before building control approvers appear
We’ll list building control approvers in England and Wales only, where this work exists.
- Companies House, if you’re a limited company or LLP: we’ll check the company is active.
- Registered building control approver: A private building control firm can only check and sign off building work if it is registered with the Building Safety Regulator. The law requires it, in England and Wales. Building Act 1984 (as amended): private sector businesses doing building control work in England and Wales must be registered as building control approvers. In Scotland the 32 councils are the appointed verifiers for building warrants, and in Northern Ireland the councils' building control departments do this work, so there is no private building control to list there.
Register for England · Register for Wales - Who runs the business: an ID check, or a code letter for a company’s director.
Badges you can add (not needed to appear): RICS, and insurance.
Your listing will say, for example: Checked by Estiquote on 30 October 2026:
If you’re a limited company
- Active company at Companies House
- Registered building control approver
If you’re a sole trader
- Sole trader: business details checked by Estiquote
- Registered building control approver
How to list
When sign-up opens for building control approvers, have ready your company number if you’re a limited company, your registered building control approver number. Then you’ll create your account and send your profile for checks; we’ll usually reply within 5 working days.
Homeowners will choose up to 3 firms by name, and reviews will come only from real jobs, checked by a person: how quote requests and reviews will work.
Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.
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