Single stair provisions in very tall residential buildings and applicability of the Approved Documents

Circular Letter

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2022
Single stair provisions in very tall residential buildings and applicability of the Approved Documents Download document

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Current

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Core Supplement

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Circular Letter

Abstract

Addresses concerns that design proposals for very tall residential buildings with single stairs being designed using Approved Documents.

History

Circular letter dated 23 August 2022.

Subjects

  • Building structure
  • Floors/balconies/stairs
  • Balconies
  • Building control
  • Building control, England
  • Building types
  • Non-traditional buildings
  • Tall buildings
  • Legal issues and management
  • Special subject areas
  • Health and safety

Publisher History

Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was a UK Government department with responsibility for communities throughout the UK, with local investment supporting growth, creating jobs, delivering housing, overseeing local government, planning and building safety. They were previously known as the MHCLG, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.

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