The following information is a guide to works requiring notification by a Part P approved electrician to building control.
Working Area
|
Extensions & modifications to circuits
|
New Circuits |
Bathrooms
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Motorised Drive gates/ Garage Doors
|
Yes |
Yes |
Shower Rooms
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Bedrooms |
Yes |
Yes |
Bedrooms (containing a shower or basin)
|
No |
Yes |
Kitchens
|
Yes |
Yes |
Kitchen Diners (within 3m of the sink)
|
Yes |
Yes |
Lounge/Dining Rooms
|
Yes |
Yes |
Halls/Stairways/Landings
|
No |
Yes |
Studies
|
No |
Yes |
Conservatories
|
No |
Yes |
Saunas
|
No |
Yes |
Swimming Pools
|
Yes |
Yes |
TV Rooms
|
Yes |
Yes |
Communal Areas of Flats (eg entrance area)
|
No |
Yes |
Extra low voltage (ELV)
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Non Pre-Assembled CE Marked Lights |
Yes |
Yes |
Integral Garages
|
No |
Yes |
Remote Garages
|
Yes |
Yes |
Remote buildings incl. Workshops
|
Yes |
Yes |
Garden - Lighting or Power
|
Yes |
Yes |
Sheds or Greenhouses
|
Yes |
Yes |
Ceiling Heating (overhead)
|
Yes |
Yes |
Under floor Heating
|
Yes |
Yes |
Small Scale Generators
|
Yes |
Yes |
Solar Power Systems
|
Yes |
Yes |
Computer Cabling
|
No |
No |
Telephone Cabling
|
No |
No |
