Building Act 1984. Building Regulations 2010. Approved Document B, Volume 2. Approved Document 7
Circular 02/2018
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Circular
Abstract
Notification of the changes to meet Regulation 7 of the Building Regulations 2010, along with an additional category for material change of use in Regulation 5 and relevant requirements in Regulation 6. Amendments have also been issued to the Approved Documents B, Volume 2 and 7. The changes came into force 21/12/2018 and will introduce a ban on the use of combustible materials in external walls of residential buildings over 18 metres in height. There are transitional arrangements. These changes only apply to buildings and building work in England.
History
Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circulars collection initially published by DCLG and now continued by MHCLG: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Issued: 29 November 2018. Annex B contains the Notice of approval of revision of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010. Annex C contains the Notice of withdrawal of approval of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010.
ISBN
9780117541658
Subjects
- Fire
- Legal issues and management
- Health and safety
- Building control
- Building control, England
- Special subject areas
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 previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.
Information
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NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
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