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How much notice do I have to give the building inspectors?

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First we need to know when your building work will start. You must tell us two days before starting.

Some work is quickly covered up as a project continues. It is not easy to expose this work for checking and so the law requires you to tell us one day before:

Covering any foundation excavation
Laying any backfill over a foundation
Laying any cover to a damp-proof course
Laying any over-site material
Covering a drain or sewer

You must also let us know within five days of:

Completing the work
Occupying a new building before the works are completed

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