Building regulations control provision of services, fittings and
equipment in or in connection with buildings as well as about the
design and construction of buildings. The requirements are set out
in Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations 2010. Guidance on how to
meet these requirements can be found within the Approved
Documents.
The purpose of the Approved Documents is to give
guidance for a number of typical
building situations. There is no obligation to adopt any
particular solution contained in an Approved Document as there
may well be alternative ways of achieving compliance which may be
more preferable.
The Building Act 1984 gives the Approved Documents
legal status.
Requirements (Approved Documents)
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Part A Structural
Safety |
A1 Loading
A2 Ground movement
A3 Disproportionate collapse |
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Part B Fire
safety
Volume 1 Dwellinghouses
Volume 2 Buildings other than
Dwellinghouses
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B1 Means of warning and escape
B2 Internal fire spread (linings)
B3 Internal fire spread (structure)
B4 External fire spread
B5 Access and facilities for the fire service |
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Part C Site preparation and resistance
to contaminants and moisture |
C1 Preparation of site and resistance to
contaminants
C2 Resistance to moisture |
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Part D Toxic
substances |
D1 Cavity Insulation |
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Part E Resistance to the
passage of sound |
E1 Protection against sound from other parts of the
building and adjoining buildings
E2 Protection against sound within a dwelling-house
etc.
E3 Reverberation in common parts of buildings
containing flats or rooms for residential purposes
E4 Acoustic conditions in schools |
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Part F Ventilation |
F1 Means of ventilation |
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Part G Sanitation, hot water
safety and water efficiency |
G1 Cold water supply
G2 Water efficiency
G3 Hot water supply and systems
G4 Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities
G5 Bathrooms
G6 Kitchen and food preparation areas
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Part H Drainage and waste
disposal |
H1 Foul water drainage
H2 Wastewater treatment systems and cesspools
H3 Rainwater drainage
H4 Building over sewers
H5 Separate systems of drainage
H6 Solid waste storage |
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Part J Combustion appliances and fuel
storage systems |
J1 Air supply
J2 Discharge of products of combustion
J2A Warning of release of carbon monoxide
J3 Protection of building
J4 Provision of information
J5 Protection of liquid fuel storage systems
J6 Protection against pollution |
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Part K Protection from falling,
collision and impact |
K1 Stairs, ladders and ramps
K2 Protection from falling
K3 Vehicle barriers and loading bays
K4 Protection from collision with open windows etc
K5 Protection against impact from and trapping by
doors |
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Part L Conservation of fuel and
power |
L1A Conservation of fuel and power in new dwellings
L1B Conservation of fuel and power in existing dwellings
L2A Conservation of fuel and power in new buildings other than
dwellings
L2B Conservation of fuel and power in existing buildings other than
dwellings |
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Part M Access to and use of
buildings |
M1 Access and use
M2 Access to extensions to buildings other than
dwellings
M3 Sanitary conveniences in extensions
to buildings other than dwellings
M4 Sanitary conveniences in dwellings
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Part N Glazing - Safety in relation to
impact, opening and cleaning |
N1 Protection against impact
N2 Manifestation of glazing
N3 Safe opening and closing of windows etc
N4 Safe access for cleaning windows etc
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Part P Electrical
safety |
P1 Design, installation, inspection and testing
P2 Provision of
information |
Materials and workmanship to support Regulation
7 covers aspects of the correct use of materials,
the correct manner of workmanship and the unimpeded use of EC
marked products.
Useful contacts
Further guidance
Communities and Local
Government website
Planning Portal website
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