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The Building Regulations are made under powers provided in the Building Act 1984, and apply in England and Wales. The current edition of the regulations is 'The Building Regulations 2000' and the majority of building projects are required to comply with them.
The Building Regulations contain various sections dealing with definitions, procedures, and what is expected in terms of the technical performance of building work. For example, they: • Define what types of building, plumbing, and heating projects amount to 'Building Work' and make these subject to control under the Building Regulations
• Specify what types of buildings are exempt from control under the Building Regulations
• Set out the notification procedures to follow when starting, carrying out, and completing building work
• Set out the 'requirements' with which the individual aspects of building design and construction must comply in the interests of the health and safety of building users, of energy conservation, and of access to and use of buildings
Checking that the Building Regulations have been complied with is done by Building Control Bodies – either based in the Building Control department of the local authority or established as an "Approved Inspector" in the private sector. Certain types of building work close to or directly affecting the boundary or party wall of premises may also be covered by the "Party Wall Act" which places obligations on people carrying out work. The recently introduced "Sustainable & Secure Buildings Act" also has powers that could affect new and altered premises. For information specific to your needs, here are the relevant email addresses to contact: - Building regs - general
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Building regs enquiries on specific projects For questions about compliance with building regulations, you should contact the Building Control body you are using for the approval of the work. This may be either the Local Authority Building Control department or an Approved Inspector's Building Control service. - Building regs enquiries on policies, determinations and appeals
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- Compulsory purchase and compensation
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- Development plans
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- Environmental impact assessment (EIA) (planning applications) and Strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
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- Householder development consents review
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- Interdepartmental group on geographic information
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- Planning and land Use - statistics or town centre statistics
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- Regional planning
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- Trees and hedges
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- Waste minerals
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