Guidance

Building control performance standards 2017 edition

Building control performance standards and supporting guidance for building control bodies.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Building Regulations Advisory Committee
• Published: 24 July 2014
• Last updated: 25 January 2017 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Building control performance standards

Ref: ISBN 9781409849865

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Details

This set of revised standards and guidance, introduced in 2017, includes a new Appendix 4 which covers changes to:

• Standard 6: Site inspection
• Standard 7: Communications and records

to improve transparency and availability of site inspection records to building owners.

The new Appendix 4 and revised Standards 6 and 7 come in to force on 1 April 2017 in respect of building work where an initial notice, building notice or full plans application has been given on or after 1 April 2017.

The Building Control Performance Standards Advisory Group (BCPSAG), a subcommittee of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, has drawn up a set of building control performance standards. These help ensure that the competition between local authorities and approved inspectors does not drive down standards and also encourages consistent application of building control functions between building control bodies. BCPSAG keeps the standards and guidance under review to help ensure that they continue to meet customer expectations.

Published 24 July 2014
Last updated 25 January 2017 + show all updates

1. 25 January 2017

   Published new revised standards and guidance document which includes a new Appendix 4 which covers changes to Standard 6: Site inspection and Standard 7: Communications and records, to improve transparency and availability of site inspection records to building owners. The new Appendix 4 and revised Standards 6 and 7 come in to force on 1 April 2017.

2. 24 July 2014

   First published.