This privacy notice explains how the Building Control Service collects and uses personal information.
The Building Control Service service uses information, including personal details and sometimes sensitive personal data, for carrying out of its functions as a local building control authority.
This statement sets out the types of information that we collect, how it is stored, displayed, used and retained.
The information that you provide for a building control application including personal data, will be used to deal with your building control application.
The most common things we use data for are:
The following legislation enables us to collect and use data as a building control authority. If you fail to provide the data required, we may not be able to deliver services to you and may also take action if required to do so by law. Legal Basis for Collecting and Using InformationAccordion content
Building legislation (The Building Act 1984)
The Building Regulations 2010 (as amended)
Your information may be shared within the Council and with some external organisations where required to deliver building control services. In special cases we may also share your information with other individuals and organisations. For example, if you make a complaint to your Councillor, or if the sharing would help with a safeguarding issue, or help prevent a crime. Sometimes, we might share your information without your knowledge.
The Council will never sell your information to anyone else.
Do not include personal information about another person (including family members) unless the individual concerned has consented and you can provide evidence of this consent.
Tell us as soon as possible if any of the personal information you have provided should change.
We get information in a number of ways
These include the Planning Portal, Submit a plan