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Jan 19, 2024 · Which building regulations do I need to comply with? Once you’ve secured your planning approval, the focus needs to shift to showing that your design ticks all the right technical boxes. The main exemptions for building regulations are peripheral things such as small porches, conservatories or detached garages (up to 30m2 floor area).
- Building notice vs full plans approval: We look at your ...
Building regulations approval can be secured by one of two...
- Building notice vs full plans approval: We look at your ...
Feb 27, 2024 · This guide helps you understand your duties and competence requirements for design and building work under The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
- Protecting Leaseholders
- What The Act Means For Residents of Higher Risk Buildings and Homeowners
- What The Act Means For Building Owners
- What The Act Means For The Built Environment Industry
- Building Safety Act Documents
- Consultations on Secondary Legislation
Through new leaseholder protection measures, the Act eradicates the idea that leaseholders should be the first port of call to pay for historical safety defects. Building owners will not legally be able to charge qualifying leaseholders (defined under the Act but including those living in their own homes and with no more than three UK properties in...
Residents in high-rise buildings will have more say in how their building is kept safe and will be able to raise building safety concerns directly to the owners and managers of their buildings known as accountable persons and responsible for repairing the common parts of a higher-risk building, as defined in section 72 of the Act. The accountable p...
Dutyholders such as the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Act will be required to manage building safety risks, with clear lines of responsibility during the design, construction and completion of all buildings. Accountable persons will need to demonstrate that they have effective, proportionate measures in place to manage build...
The Act will create a clear, proportionate framework for the design, construction, and management of safer, high-quality homes in the years to come. It will strengthen the construction products regulatory regime, with new requirements to make sure all construction products on the UK market are safe for their intended use, with a National Regulator ...
Consultations on secondary legislation related to the Building Safety Act can be accessed at Building safety consultations
Sep 25, 2023 · On 17 August 2023, the Government published new secondary legislation under the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act), being five new regulations to bring the new building control regime for all buildings into force from 1 October 2023.
Nov 3, 2014 · Many jobs in the home need to be notified to and approved as being compliant with Building Regulations by a Building Control Body, either your Local Authority Building Control or a private...
- If you do not comply the work will not be legal. You could be prosecuted and could face unlimited fines. The work may not be safe, could cause heal...
- An installer registered with a Competent Person Scheme is qualified to carry out specific types of work in accordance with Building Regulations and...
- Visit www.competentperson.co.uk or for electrical work you can visit www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk and enter your postcode or the name of the...
- Plain text version of the flowchart Who is going to do the work? Me, a friend or relative. Does a Building Control Body need to know about the work...
- Please see below for examples of work that you do or do not need to notify to a Building Control Body before starting. Please note that these lists...
- Installation of cavity wall insulation:Blue Flame, Certass, Certsure, CIGA, NAPIT, STROMAInstallation of solid wall insulation:BBA (including hybri...
- These schemes are listed alphabetically. This does not reflect the size of the scheme or whether the scheme specialises in dealing with a particula...
Do building regulations apply to your project? Although some types of home improvements and building work are exempt from the building regulations, if you are planning to carry out ‘building work’ as defined in regulation 3 of the building regulations, you will need to comply.
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Jul 21, 2024 · Building regulations approval can be secured by one of two types of applications: full plans approval or a building notice. Whilst the fees for both application routes are the same, the process and timelines are very different, and each option is only suitable for certain types of building projects.
