When a house is sold, buyers' solicitors usually ask for evidence that works had the right approvals, such as building regulations completion certificates and installer certificates.
Who it is for
It is written for homeowners, designers and small builders working on house extensions and loft conversions in England, to check the planning route and keep building control steps on track. It does not replace advice from your local authority.
How to use it
List each piece of work, the approval or certificate needed and its status and date. The tracker shows what is missing.
What's in the template
- One line per piece of work per certificate
- Status: held, requested, not held or not needed
- Held and outstanding counts
- Blank and worked example
File format and what you download
The download is an Excel workbook (.xlsx), supplied as a BLANK version ready to use and an EXAMPLE version completed for a fictional project, with PDF previews and a short Read Me covering instructions and the licence. There are no macros. It works in Microsoft Excel and Word 2016 or later and in LibreOffice.
Price
This template costs £2.50 as a single download. It is also part of the Building Regs & Planning Checklists (England): all 4 documents for £7 instead of £10. Prices include VAT where applicable.
Related guides
Also in the Building Regs & Planning Checklists (England)
- Permitted Development Decision Flow (England)
- Extension Building Regs Checklist (Approved Documents A, B, F, L, M)
- Loft Conversion Checklist (structure, fire safety, stairs, insulation)
Check before use – not legal advice. Check the template against your own contract and current legislation and guidance. Clause references are completed from your own contract; no JCT contract wording is reproduced.