Building regulations
Advice and guidance
If you are doing building work or home improvements the Building Standards Customer Journey is an easy to follow guide to the Building Standards process.
- Advice on building work or home improvements from The Scottish Government
- Leaflets and guidance
- You can also use our Development Enquiry Service for further advice on whether your proposed works require a an application for Building Warrant. There is charge for this service, find out more on our fees page.
- Make a building standards application using eBuildingStandards.scot
- The legislation can be found at The Building (Fees)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025.
- Find out more about Building Standards Fees
The Scottish Government introduced an increase in Building Warrant Fees from 1st April 2025. The changes can be viewed at Building Warrant Fee Increases 2025
National Customer Satisfaction Survey for Building Standards
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Policy notes
Local Authority Building Standards Scotland is our national building standards organisation and they have produced a number of policies.
If you require further guidance, please contact us on the below details.