Building Control

The Building Control Services group is primarily responsible for ensuring that notifiable building work carried out within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames complies with national Building Regulation standards.

The information provided in these pages is intended as an introductory guide only to the services provided by Richmond Council’s Building Control section. For more information please get in touch with the Building Control Team.

We are committed to providing our customers with the very best Building Control service. Our team has detailed local knowledge, technical expertise and is supported by constantly updated nationally developed technical guidance and working procedures. We are also impartial. This is vital when serving so many customers on the same project with possibly differing objectives.

Customer feedback

We undertake on-going customer surveys and continually review how we might improve our services.

Contact Building Control

If you would like to make suggestions as to how we can meet your needs better, or if during the course of the work you have any comments to make regarding the level of service you have received, please do not hesitate to contact us.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames,
Environment Building Control,
Civic Centre,
44 York Street,
Twickenham,
Middlesex,
TW1 3BZ

Telephone: 020 8891 7356/7 (Technical Support staff) 020 8487 5098 (The Office Manager)
Email: buildingcontrol@richmond.gov.uk
Minicom (for hearing impaired callers): 020 8891 7120
Fax: 020 8891 7347

To contact one of our Building Surveyors, please see our Building Control officers page.