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  • Following planned essential IT maintenance work our systems are available. Please note there are significant delays in processing planning applications, including capturing representations online. − Find out more information on this work.

Building Control

We’re pleased to let you know that our IT systems are now fully operational.

We are currently working through a backlog of requests and enquiries and appreciate your continued patience as we catch up.

If you have any urgent enquiries, please email us at building.control@southandvale.gov.uk or call us on 01235 422700.

Thank you for bearing with us during the maintenance period – we appreciate your understanding and support.

Southvale Building Control provide a complete local authority statutory building control approval service across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse.

We help ensure Building Regulations standards are met to protect people’s safety, health and welfare.

Our large team of 15 building control specialists and surveyors collaborate with local builders, architects and agents throughout any building work or construction process to help them comply with any necessary building control requirements. We ensure that every building project achieves approval with the minimum of disruption.

We’re unbiased and provide independent advice you can trust.

If you’re thinking of home improvements or want to know more about the building regulations, contracts, working with builders and designers, planning permission and much more take a look at the LABC Front Door website.

Contact us - Building control

01235 422700
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)

South Oxfordshire District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE