Consultation outcome

Review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings

From:: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
Published: 20 January 2020
Last updated: 1 June 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Government response: review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings

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Impact assessment: review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings

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Government response: review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings

Government response to the consultation on the review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on external walls of buildings. This includes: building types covered; height threshold; list of exemptions; attachments such as blinds; shutters and awnings; and a proposal to specifically ban the use of metal composite panels in and on the external walls of all buildings.

Impact assessment: review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings

Impact assessment on options developed following the review which considered the scope of the ban and the exemptions to the ban. A range of interventions have been assessed, including changing the building type included within the ban; issuing an amendment to Approved Document B; metal composite materials; attachments; exemptions and performance requirements.

Original consultation

Consultation description

We have extended the deadline for responses to this consultation to 25 May 2020. This deadline was extended by 6 weeks due to the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on people and businesses around the country.

If you had already submitted a response prior to this extension but wish to provide additional evidence or comment, please submit these by email to ADBconsultation@communities.gov.uk clearly noting this is in addition to a previous response.

This consultation seeks views on the ban of the use of combustible materials in and on external walls of buildings, including building types covered, height threshold, list of exemptions, attachments such as blinds, shutters and awnings, and a proposal to specifically ban the use of metal composite panels in and on the external walls of all buildings.

In the Explanatory Memorandum published alongside the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 the government committed to review the effectiveness of the ban after one year. This is a consultation on proposed changes to the Regulations following that review.

As part of the review, in June 2019 the government commissioned a study of the impact of the ban which took the form of an online survey issued to 100 relevant organisations. The full analysis of responses to this survey have been published alongside this consultation.

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