Contacts and technical advice
Contacts and technical advice
The page provides contact details and guidance notes for the building control service.
Contacts details for area offices & surveyors
Find the relevant building control offices and surveyors for your area.
North area (covering Berwick, Alnwick and Amble areas)
Telephone: 01670 623727 Email: buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk Address: Building Control Alnwick Community Fire Station Blackthorn Close Lionheart Enterprise Park Alnwick Northumberland NE66 2ER Please post applications to: Building Control Hexham Fire Station Maidens Walk Hexham Northumberland NE46 1DR
Southeast area (covering Morpeth, Ashington, Blyth, Cramlington and Bedlington areas)
- Phone: 01670 623729
- Email: buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk
- Alnwick address: Building Control, Alnwick Fire Station, Blackthorn Close, Lionheart Enterprise Park, Alnwick NE66 2ER. Please post applications to: Building Control, Hexham Fire Station, Maidens Walk, Hexham Northumberland NE46 1DR
Or you can ring 01670 623727 for general queries.
West area (covering Hexham, Prudhoe and Ponteland areas)
- Phone: 01670 623820
- Email: buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk
- Address: Building Control, Hexham Fire Station, Maidens Walk, Hexham Northumberland NE46 1DR
Or you can ring 01670 623727 for general queries.
Find your area surveyor
Alan Rowley: Ponteland East & Stannington, Ponteland South with Heddon parish of Ponteland, Ponteland North, Ponteland West, Darras Hall
Kwabena Antwi-Boasiako: Bywell, Prudhoe North, Prudhoe South, Stocksfield and Broomhaugh, Corbridge (parish of Corbridge), South Tynedale parishes of Shotley LQ, Heddon on the Wall, Hedley and Healey, Ovingham
Gary Douglas: Newsham, Kitty Brewster, Croft, Cowpen, Plessey, Isabella, Wensleydale, Bedlington Central, East and West and Sleekburn.
Ross Hindmarsh: South Blyth, Cramlington Village, Hartley, Cramlington West, Cramlington South East, Cramlington Eastfield, Cramlington North, Cramlington East, Holywell, Seghill with Seaton Delaval.
Niels van den Brandt: Hexham West, Hexham East, Hexham Central with Acomb, Haydon and Hadrian, Humshaugh, Haltwhistle, South Tynedale (parishes of Slaley, Hexhamshire, Blanchland, Allendale and West Allen), Corbridge parish of Sandhoe.
Hugh Watson: Rothbury, Bellingham, Shilbottle parish of Brinkburn & Longframlington, Longhorsley, Morpeth & Stobhill
Darren Shell: Norham and Islandshires - parish of Chatton, Chillingham & Bewick, Wooler (except parishes of Carham, Branxton, Kilham and Milfield), Bamburgh (apart from parish of Middleton), Seahouses, Longhoughton, Lesbury, Alnmouth
Gordon Dickson: Wooler (Parishes of Carham, Branxton, Kilham, Milfiled), Berwick North, Berwick West and Ord, Berwick East, Norham and Islandshires (except parish of Chatton), Bamburgh parish of Middleton.
Ryan Thompson: Amble parishes of East Chevington, Togston, Druridge Bay, Pegswood, Lynemouth, Hirst, Seaton & Newbiggin West, Newbiggin Central and East, Bothal, Haydon, College, Stakeford, Choppington, Ashington Central and Longhorsley (parish of Hepscott)
For further assistance please contact our Technical Support Officers: Email: buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk Telephone: 01670 623727 for general guidance or if you know the area relating to your query:
- Lindsay Panchyshyn (Telephone: 01670 623820) Hexham, Ponteland and the west
- Shyela Sanders (Telephone: 01670 623729) Alnwick and Berwick
- Helen Robinson (Telephone: 01670 623838) Morpeth, Ashington, Blyth, Bedlington, Cramlington and the South East
Building control - help & technical guidance
Please view the guidance notes below.
Building control help & guidance notes
- 15 June 2022. New provisions for Part F and Part L and new Parts O (overheating) and Part S (electric charging points)
- Electrical Competent Persons Schemes
- Electrical Safety General Guidance
- Loft conversion guidance notes
- Garage guidance notes
- Replacement windows guidance
- Replacement roof guidance
- Building control prospectus
- Competent persons schemes
- Guide to extending your home
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