Building Control Portal

Welcome to the home of planning and building control

Our new Building Control Portal launched on 29 April 2024. For the first time, users can submit both planning and building control applications via the same application portal, with a single sign-on.

The new platform represents a significant step in Planning Portal’s ongoing commitment to foster simpler, more sustainable practices for built environment management.

Seamlessly integrating applications and payments, the new portal offers enhanced project management capabilities, helping to reduce errors and inefficiencies. Moreover, compliance is built into its core, and with continual updates you can rest assured that the portal will consistently guarantee adherence to evolving regulations and legislation.

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Explore the new platform through the video below and delve into our FAQs and fact sheet to familiarise yourself with its features.

Consistency and familiarity

By combining planning and building control into one succinct portal, users at every stage benefit from a consistent application and payment process, with the familiar Planning Portal user-friendly interface built in.

For agents, architects and homeowners

In collaboration with real users, we rigorously researched, tested and refined the new Building Control Portal to ensure optimal usability. Our integrated platform combines planning and building control applications, allowing applicants to use the data from their submitted planning applications to populate key areas of their building control applications.

Local authorities

The new Building Control Portal provides local authorities with a simplified method for handling building control applications. Leveraging existing back-office connectors and utilising the familiar Planning Portal interface, the platform allows applicants to submit applications and pay fees seamlessly. It streamlines the entire building control process, enhancing efficiency and convenience for both authorities and applicants alike.

Frequently asked questions