On Thursday, 22 March 2018 21:03:28 UTC, Old Codger wrote:
I think Building Control also do the electrical sign off these days.
Some further, albeit cursory, searches makes me think I might actually be okay - in Wiltshire Council's details of charges (
http://wiltshire.gov.uk/downloads/6553) it states:
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3. Electrical works
Where electrical work is €śnotifiable€ť and is undertaken by an electrician who is not a member of a Part P €ścompetent persons scheme€ť a charge of ÂŁ291.67 + VAT will be made to recover the councils costs in checking this element of the project.
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I am assuming from this that "non-notifiable" work, even if undertaken by 'an electrician who is not a member of a Part P competent persons scheme', would not be subject to any additional costs. Similar wording is contained in their Building Regs Submission form (
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/wilts-bu...ation-form.pdf)
Presumably the extra costs are because the council are unable to perform their own testing given it is arguably more involved than just observation and opinion as per the rest of their checks.
If it will end up costing me ÂŁ291.67 + VAT then I may well be better off just paying an electrician to wire up the few sockets that I'll be adding.