Lapse of building control approval

Publication Year

2026

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Explains the procedure to be undertaken to ensure building control approval does not lapse if the work is uncompleted. Covers: notifying when work starts on site and when work is commenced; and the meaning of "start" and "commencement" of building work.

Document History

Sourced from: https://www.gov.wales/lapse-building-control-approval and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 18 June 2026.

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