A3 (disproportionate collapse) - mezzanine rooms within the roof space of a new block of 28 flats/maisonettes

Determinations Decision Letters 45/1/232

Department for Communities and Local Government, 2008
A3 (disproportionate collapse) - mezzanine rooms within the roof space of a new block of 28 flats/maisonettes Download document

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Determination of compliance with part A3 of the Building Regulations 2000. Relates to the construction of a block of twenty eight flats/maisonettes consisting of five storeys (five floors), with a plan area of approximately 700m² and a height of 15.5m from ground level to the roof. The design was revised after conditional approval to incorporate mezzanine rooms, constituting a fifth floor.

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  • Building types
  • Housing/residential facilities
  • Communal residential facilities
  • Building structure
  • Building control, England and Wales
  • Legal issues and management
  • Building control

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Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Department for Communities and Local Government is a UK Government department that works to create thriving, sustainable, vibrant communities that improve everyone's quality of life. This includes housing, improving public services, regeneration, sustainability and the prevention of anti-social behaviour. They were formerly known as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

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