Areas we cover
We arrange and coordinate building compliance across the East of England, from SAP and water efficiency calculations to air tests, EPCs and fire risk assessments, in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Bedfordshire.
East of England
Projects in the East of England range from new homes on the edges of growing towns and around Cambridge to barn conversions, extensions and older housing across Norfolk and Suffolk, and commuter-belt work in Hertfordshire and Essex. Every water company supplying the region is classed as seriously water stressed, which affects the water standard set for new homes.
We arrange qualified specialists for site work such as air tightness and sound testing, EPCs, EICRs and fire risk assessments across the region, from Peterborough to Southend-on-Sea. Calculations, structural designs and Building Regulations drawings are prepared remotely from your drawings.
Local factors
These local rules and conditions affect what building control, the planning authority or the water company may ask for. We take them into account when we prepare your quotation.
Anglian Water, Cambridge Water, Essex and Suffolk Water, Affinity Water and Thames Water are all in areas the Environment Agency classed as seriously water stressed in 2021. Local plans including South Cambridgeshire’s and the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan require new homes to meet 110 litres per person per day.
Related: Water efficiency calculations, Sustainability statements
In 2024 the government reported that Environment Agency concerns about water supply were holding up thousands of planned homes in Greater Cambridge, and it encouraged councils in seriously water stressed areas to agree standards tighter than 110 litres. Where a scheme carries a stricter water condition, the calculation has to show that figure, which can mean water reuse as well as efficient fittings.
Related: Water efficiency calculations, Sustainability statements
Anglian Water provides sewerage across much of the region, while drinking water may come from Cambridge Water around Cambridge, Essex and Suffolk Water around Chelmsford, Southend and Lowestoft, or Affinity Water in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Tendring peninsula. Parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Luton and Central Bedfordshire drain to Thames Water instead, so we confirm the sewer owner before a build over application.
Related: Drainage design and applications, CCTV drainage surveys
Essex County Council, as lead local flood authority, has been a statutory consultee on surface water drainage for all major developments since 15 April 2015. Its SuDS Design Guide sets the local standard, so drainage strategies for Essex schemes are written to that guide alongside the national standards.
Related: Drainage design and applications
Popular in the East of England
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Design-stage and as-built SAP calculations for new and converted homes, with the EPC lodged at completion.
Calculations showing new homes meet the water use limit: 125 litres per person per day, or 110 where a planning condition requires it.
Technical drawings and specifications, or a review of your architect’s drawings against the Approved Documents.
Pressure testing to measure air leakage against the design target, with a certificate for building control.
Foul and surface water design, soakaway calculations and build-over applications.
Pre-completion airborne and impact sound tests between new or converted homes. New homes built to registered Robust Details can use that route instead, subject to the scheme conditions.
Energy Performance Certificates for homes being sold, let or newly built.
Assessments for commercial premises, HMOs and the common parts of residential blocks.
Questions
Yes. We arrange specialists for projects across the East of England, including Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Peterborough, Colchester, Luton and Southend-on-Sea, and throughout Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Desk-based work is done remotely from your drawings.
It depends on the site. UKHSA measurements include homes above the radon Action Level in parts of the region, including Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk, so we check the site radon report before specifying new buildings and extensions.
Often, yes. Councils including South Cambridgeshire and Babergh and Mid Suffolk require it, and councils in Greater Cambridge have been encouraged to go further. Your planning decision notice will state the figure, and we run the water efficiency calculation to it.
Usually Anglian Water, but parts of Essex drain to Thames Water, and Essex and Suffolk Water supplies drinking water only. We confirm the sewer owner from the records and prepare the drainage information for the application.
Guidance on this page refers to England. What applies depends on the site, the building and the work, and your quotation confirms it. Approval and completion decisions remain with your building control body.
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