To notify or not, that is the question?
Except as identified in the chart below, notification of proposals to carry out electrical installation will be given to a building control body before work begins, unless the work is undertaken by a person registered with a Part P self certification scheme.
Whether or not work is notifiable is dependant on the nature of installation work proposed and its location within a dwelling. The location is important because some 'special installations or locations', such as kitchens and bathrooms, may pose a greater risk to people.
Examples of work that is notifiable
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Examples of work
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Notifiable?
Areas outside of bath/shower rooms and kitchens
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Notifiable?
Within a bath/shower room or kitchen (special location)
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Complete new/rewire of installation
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Yes
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Yes
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Consumer unit change
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Yes
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Yes
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Installing a new shower circuit
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Yes
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Yes
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Installing an additional socket
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No
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Yes
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Installing an additional light
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No
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Yes
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Addition of fused connection unit to ring final circuit
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No
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Yes
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Installing a new cooker circuit
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Yes
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Yes
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Connecting a cooker to an existing connection unit
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No
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No
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Installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding
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No
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Yes
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Replacing a damaged cable for a single circuit
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No
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No
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Replacing a damaged socket outlet
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No
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No
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Replacing a light fitting
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No
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No
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Installation and fit of a storage heater, including final circuit
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Yes
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Yes
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Fit and final connection of storage heater
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No
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No
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Installing extra low voltage lighting (not CE marked sets)
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Yes
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Yes
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Taking a new supply out to a garden shed
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Yes
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N/A
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Installing a socket in a garden shed
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Yes
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N/A
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Installing a light fitting in a greenhouse
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Yes
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N/A
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Installing a pond pump, including supply
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Yes
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N/A
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Installing a hot air sauna
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Yes
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Yes
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Installing a solar photovoltaic power supply
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Yes
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Yes
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Installing ceiling or floor heating
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Yes
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Yes
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Installing a small scale generator
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Yes
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Yes
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Installing an additional socket in a motor caravan
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N/A
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N/A
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Date Published: 28/03/08