Scottish Government

The aim of this section is to guide the home owner to information that is helpful and more relevant to their needs. Key Information that can be accessed within this section includes:

• Applying for a Building Warrant
• How to engage an Approved Body to undertake Certification services on your behalf
• How to apply to Scottish Ministers for a direction dispensing with, or relaxing, any provision of building regulations normally applicable to a building or a type of building
• Adding a Conservatory Guidance
• Energy Performance
• Home Improvement Sustainability Guide
• Domestic Boiler and Heating Advice
• Frequently Asked Questions

Where the owner or the verifier (local authority) considers there is doubt about the extent to which a building or design meets the building standards, a referral could be made to the Building Standards Division for a Ministerial View on compliance.