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Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.
Guidance about meeting the building regulations, given by decisions on appeals against refusals by local authorities to relax or dispense with one or more requirements of the regulations.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Southern Region, Judge Cohen and Mr D Banfield FRICS on 11 March 2019
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document F, which sets standards for ventilation in new dwellings.
Guidance about meeting the building regulations, given by decisions on disputes made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
A list of references to test standards that are common across a number of product families which apply to construction products.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) explains how domestic properties are valued for Council Tax bands.
Using recommended patterns for workplace wifi networks and sharing infrastructure.
Product Recall for Velux New Generation Glass Rooflights presenting a high risk of electric shock.
Midlands Region, Judge JR Morris and Mr R Bryant-Pearson on 6 February 2020
Notices of publication and a consolidated list of references of pre-Exit European Assessment Documents for construction products.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Pittaway and Mr R Waterhouse on Date 18 December 2020
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
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