B1 (means of escape) - Loft conversion
Determinations Decision Letters 45/1/182
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Determinations Decision Letters
Abstract
Determination of compliance with Requirement B1 (means of escape) of the Building Regulations 1991 (as amended) in respect of a loft conversion.
History
Issued: 09/08/99. Originally published by Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR). DETR then became the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) which in turn became the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) in 2006 and is now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Subjects
- Building types
- Legal issues and management
- Means of escape
- Lofts
- Building control
- Special subject areas
- Types of Spaces within buildings
- Building control, England and Wales
- Fire
Publisher History
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were formerly known as the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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