UK Statutory Instrument 2010 United Kingdom

Building Regulations 2010

What this means for your business

52 obligations
14 penalties
9 can imprison
33 guides
Enforced by
BSR
Applies to
United Kingdom
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52 compliance obligations, 33 practical guides across 2 topics
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What you must do

52 compliance obligations under this legislation — 9 can result in imprisonment.

Appointments 2

Appoint a competent principal designer (or designate an individual)

If you are acting as the principal designer for a construction project, you must prove you have the skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours needed to carry out the role. If you are a company, you must pick an individual to act on your behalf and make sure that person is qualified. This keeps design work in line with the Building Regulations.

Designer Competence: principal designer BSR When the principal designer is an organisation (not a single person)

Designate a competent individual to run your principal contractor duties

6 months imprisonment

If you are the main contractor on a building project (or your company is the principal contractor), you must make sure you or someone you control can carry out all the responsibilities set out in the Building Regulations. This means choosing a capable person and proving they have the skills, knowledge and experience required to manage the work safely and in compliance with the law.

Contractor Competence: principal contractor BSR When the principal contractor is a company rather than a single person

Risk assessment 4

Analyse high‑efficiency alternative systems before building starts

Unlimited fine

If you're carrying out construction for a new building, you must look closely at whether high‑efficiency systems such as renewable decentralised supply, cogeneration, district heating or heat pumps could be used. You need to carry out that assessment, document it, and notify the building control authority – making the report ready for inspection. Not doing so can lead to prosecution and imprisonment.

Contractor Consideration of high-efficiency alternative syste BSR Before construction of a new building starts

Apply the approved methodology to calculate building energy performance

When you need to rate a building’s energy use, you must use the method approved by the Secretary of State. This ensures your energy performance rating is consistent with national standards and can be used on Energy Performance Certificates.

Client (commissioning work) s.24 BSR

Get energy efficiency rating approved by Welsh Ministers

If you’re building a new building in Wales, you must secure official approval for its energy performance rating from the Welsh Ministers. This is part of the building regulation approval process and must be done before the building is ready for use. Failure to do so can lead to enforcement action.

Client (commissioning work) Energy efficiency rating BSR New building in Wales

Stay within approved CO2 emission targets for new buildings

When you build a new building, you must make sure its CO2 emissions don’t exceed the target set in the Building Regulations. This means you need to calculate the building’s emissions using the approved method and keep the figure under the approved limit before the building is completed. If you go over the target you could face enforcement action.

Client (commissioning work) s.26 BSR When a new building is erected and an approval has been granted

Equipment and safety 1

Install EV charge points and cable routes in new residential parking

When you build a new residential block with parking, you must provide electric‑vehicle charging points up to the maximum number that can be installed at a cost of £3,600 or less per point. If the cost limit stops you from meeting the full requirement, you still need to run cable routes to the remaining parking spaces as detailed in the rules (covered car park vs open‑air, number of spaces, etc.). All of this must be finished before the building and its parking are handed over.

Client (commissioning work) Application of paragraph S1 of Schedule 1 (the ere BSR When constructing a new residential building with associated parking

Inspections 1

Test & report mechanical ventilation flow rates for new dwellings

If you're constructing a new dwelling, you must carry out a mechanical ventilation flow‑rate test using an approved method and then report the results to the local building control authority within five days of the final test. These tests show you meet the ventilation requirements for the new home and help avoid enforcement action.

Contractor s.42 BSR When building a new dwelling and paragraph F1(1) of Schedule 1 applies

Management duties 25

Apply for a completion certificate before building occupancy

If you’re going to occupy part of a building before the construction work is finished you must make sure it complies with fire‑safety rules and then ask the relevant authority for a completion certificate. The authority will give the certificate within four weeks of receiving your notice, proving your building meets the required regulations.

Client (commissioning work) Certificate for building occupied before work is c BSR building is to be occupied while work is still in progress

Comply with building regulations for educational & Crown buildings

If your business designs, builds or works on an educational building, a building of a statutory undertaker or a Crown building, the Building Regulations 2010 (and certain specific regulations under it) apply to that work. In practice this means you must plan, design and carry out the work so that it meets the detailed technical and safety requirements set out in those regulations.

Client (commissioning work) s.34 BSR When you are involved in design, construction or other work on educational …

Deliver a Nearly Zero‑Energy Building when constructing a new building

6 months imprisonment

If you plan to build a new building, you must make sure it meets the Nearly Zero‑Energy Building (NZEB) standard. That means the design, materials and construction work must achieve a very low energy use and/or generate a net positive energy balance. The responsibility lies with the client – the owner or developer – and any contractors who carry out the work.

Client (commissioning work) Nearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings BSR

Ensure all building work is done by competent persons

If you or anyone in your company is doing building work or creating designs that will be built, you must be able to prove you have the right skills, knowledge and experience. Even if you’re a firm, you must show that your organisation can deliver the required competence. If you’re supervising people who are still training, you have to keep them on‑site under close watch.

Contractor Competence: general requirement BSR

Ensure any major extension or services upgrade meets Part L energy rules

2 years imprisonment

If you’re carrying out an extension or adding/boosting fixed building services on an existing building larger than 1,000 m², you must carry out the work in a way that gives the building compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations. If the work can’t be done for technical, functional or economic reasons you don’t have to do it, but otherwise you must meet the energy‑performance requirements.

Contractor s.28 BSR Existing building >1,000 m² and proposed work is an extension, the initial …

Ensure building work complies with Regulations and keep client and others informed

Unlimited fine

If you’re a contractor, you must check that the client understands their duties before you start any building work, keep all work you carry out in line with the Building Regulations, supervise your workers properly, and give clients, designers and other contractors enough information to help them meet their own duties. You also need to raise any compliance concerns to the principal contractor and, when asked, advise on higher‑risk work. In plain terms: before you dig in, make sure the client knows what they must do, do only lawful work, keep your team on track, and keep the whole team in the loop.

Contractor Additional duties of contractors BSR when carrying out building work (before it starts)

Ensure design work fully complies with Building Regulations

If you are a designer working on a building project, you must confirm that the client understands their duties under the Building Regulations and that the design you deliver will help keep the construction in compliance. You also need to give clear information on how the building will be built and maintained, flag any concerns about other design work to the principal designer, and offer advice on higher‑risk work if asked. Failure to do so can lead to enforcement action by the building control authority.

Designer Additional duties of designers BSR Before starting design work on a building project

Ensure new building complies with the approved primary energy rate

If you're building a new building, you must keep its energy use below the target rate that has been approved by the building control body. This means you need to work with your designer and contractor to show that your plans and construction won’t exceed that rate, using the calculation method set out in regulation 24. Failure to do so can bring enforcement action and fines.

Client (commissioning work) Target primary energy rates for new buildings BSR When a new building is started

Ensure new buildings and extensions meet energy efficiency standards

When you build a new roofed building with walls, add an extension, or do any work on such a building, you must make sure it complies with the required energy‑efficiency standards, unless it is exempt (for example, listed buildings, places of worship, temporary structures under two years, very small stand‑alone units, etc.). This means checking the building’s category before work starts and designing/constructing it to meet the regulations.

Contractor s.21 BSR When erecting a new building, extending a building, or carrying out work …

Ensure new buildings meet Welsh minimum energy performance targets

6 months imprisonment

If you’re building a new building or adding a dwelling in Wales, you must show that the design meets the Welsh minimum energy performance requirements. This means calculating primary energy or fabric performance figures using the approved method and getting approval from the Welsh Ministers as part of the Building Regulations application.

Designer New buildings: minimum energy performance requirem BSR when building a new building or constructing a dwelling in Wales

Ensure new dwelling fabric meets target performance values

6 months imprisonment

When you build a new house, you must make sure its walls, roof, windows and other parts of the building envelope are at least as energy‑efficient as the values set out in the Building Regulations. This means following the approved design and calculation methods and proving that the finished building doesn’t exceed those limits. Non‑compliance is a criminal offence with possible unlimited fines and imprisonment.

Client (commissioning work) Fabric performance values for new dwellings BSR When a dwelling is erected

Ensure new dwellings meet the approved fabric energy efficiency target

Unlimited fine

When you build a new house you must keep its wall/roof insulation and other fabric elements below the energy‑saving target set by the Building Regulations. This means you can’t use high‑efficiency materials that would push the rating above the approved level. If you do, the building can be found non‑compliant and enforcement action may be taken.

Contractor Fabric energy efficiency rates BSR When you are erecting a new dwelling

Ensure renovated thermal elements comply with energy efficiency standards

If you’re carrying out major work or replacing more than half of a roof, wall or other thermal element, you must make sure the whole piece still meets the energy‑efficiency rules in the Building Regulations. This means the work has to be done in a way that the element satisfies paragraph L1(a)(i) of Schedule 1, as far as it is technically, functionally and economically feasible. Keep a record that shows the element now meets the standard.

Contractor s.23 BSR When renovating or replacing more than 50% of a thermal element’s surface …

Inform designers and contractors about higher‑risk work

When you commission a building project that includes higher‑risk work, you must make sure all designers and contractors know exactly what the higher‑risk elements are. You also need to keep checking the project as it goes on and update them if new higher‑risk work appears. This keeps everyone aware and helps avoid safety problems or non‑compliance with the Building Regulations.

Client (commissioning work) Arrangements as to information: higher-risk buildi BSR When the project contains or could contain higher‑risk building work

Install EV charging cable routes in mixed‑use buildings with parking

If you are building or substantially renovating a mixed‑use development and the site includes at least one parking space, you must fit cable routes for electric‑vehicle charge points. The exact wiring layout depends on whether the parking is covered or not and whether the number of uncovered spaces meets the requirements of paragraph S6 of Schedule 1.

Contractor Application of paragraph S6 of Schedule 1 (the ere BSR New mixed‑use building or major renovation that will have at least one …

Keep a building's energy status compliant after any change

If you carry out work that changes your building’s energy rating – for example adding or removing insulation, windows or heating systems – you must now or soon after the change do whatever work is needed to keep the building in line with Part L of Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations. This means you have to carry out the necessary improvements or adjustments so the building still meets the required energy performance.

Client (commissioning work) s.22 BSR when a building’s energy status changes as a result of construction or …

Meet minimum energy performance targets for new buildings

If you are building a new building – including new dwellings – you must design it to meet the minimum CO₂ emission, fabric energy efficiency and primary energy targets set by the Secretary of State. The target values are calculated using an approved method and must be met before the building can be officially completed.

Client (commissioning work) s.25 BSR When constructing a new building (including new dwellings)

Plan, coordinate and monitor building work as the principal contractor

If you are the person who actually runs a construction site, you must take charge of the whole build. That means arranging, managing and watching the work, making sure all contractors and other people on the job are working together and that everything meets the building regulations. You also have to share information with the client and the designer, help the client with other designers, and give the client a short report when you finish.

Contractor Additional duties of a principal contractor BSR When appointed as the principal contractor on a construction project

Plan, manage and coordinate design for compliance

3 years imprisonment

When you hire a principal designer for a build, they must lead the design stage: plan, manage and monitor the design work, coordinate all designers, and make sure the design will produce a building that meets all regulations. They must also share information with the contractor, consider contractor feedback, and give you a final hand‑over report within 28 days of their appointment ending.

Designer Additional duties of a principal designer BSR When a principal designer is appointed for a construction project

Plan, manage and monitor building and design work for regulatory compliance

12 months imprisonment

If you do construction or design work, you must make sure everything you and your workers do is planned, managed and checked so it meets all building regulations. You also have to work with the client, designers and other contractors to keep the project compliant.

Any Person General duty BSR

Plan, manage and monitor building projects to meet Building Regulations

If you commission a building, you must set up the right systems from the start – schedule enough time, resources and people so the design and construction fit the Building Regulations. You must keep those arrangements up‑to‑date, give designers and contractors the information they need as soon as possible, and review the work regularly to spot any high‑risk parts.

Client (commissioning work) Suitable arrangements to ensure compliance with re BSR When you commission any building work falling under the Building Regulations 2010

Provide EV charge‑point capacity and cable routes for new dwellings

6 months imprisonment

If you are converting a building (or part of it) into one or more homes and the work includes a car park or electrical work on the site, you must make sure the incoming electricity can support an electric‑vehicle charge point for each new dwelling. Where the supply can’t handle all charge points, you must install cable routes in the required parking spaces so the points can be added later. The rule does not apply to listed buildings, conservation areas or scheduled monuments where it would damage the character of the building.

Client (commissioning work) Application of paragraph S2 of Schedule 1 (dwellin BSR When a material change of use creates residential dwellings and the work …

Provide EV charging cable routes for parking spaces in new non‑residential buildings

If you are constructing a new building that is not residential or mixed‑use and the site will have more than 10 parking spaces, you must fit cable routes for electric‑vehicle charge points. Where any spaces are outdoors, you first meet the requirement for those spaces and then add enough routes in the covered car park to satisfy the overall rule; if all spaces are in a covered car park, at least one‑fifth of them must have cable routes.

Contractor Application of paragraph S4 of Schedule 1 (erectio BSR New non‑residential or non‑mixed‑use building with more than 10 parking spaces on …

Provide high‑speed communications infrastructure in specified buildings

When you carry out building work on an educational building, a building owned by a statutory undertaker, or any Crown building, you must install the in‑building physical infrastructure required for high‑speed electronic communications networks as set out in paragraph R1 of Schedule 1. In practice this means planning, designing and fitting the necessary fibre‑optic or other high‑speed cabling before the building is completed and obtaining the required building‑control approvals.

Contractor Application of paragraph R1 of Schedule 1 to educa BSR when carrying out building work on an educational, statutory‑undertaker or Crown building …

Take reasonable care that building work is safe

If you are commissioning a construction project, you have a duty to plan and manage the work so it is safe for workers, the public and future occupants. That means putting in place a safety plan, checking that designs and materials meet standards, and monitoring the build to keep everyone protected.

Client (commissioning work) s.32 BSR

Notifications 14

Apply for a completion certificate with building control

Once your building work is done, you must let the local authority know and request a completion certificate. The authority will check the work meets all the required Building Regulations and issue the certificate within eight weeks. Having this certificate proves the work complies with the law and is needed for legal and insurance purposes.

Client (commissioning work) s.17 BSR completion of building work

Give owner ventilation info within 5 days of work completion

Unlimited fine

If you carry out building work that requires a ventilation system, you must hand over a clear guide to the owner showing how the ventilation works and how to keep it running properly. The hand‑over has to happen no later than five days after the work is finished.

Contractor s.39 BSR When the building work falls under the ventilation requirements of Schedule 1 …

Notify building authorities before, during and after construction work

If you’re carrying out or commissioning building work, you must give the relevant building authority a written notice before you start, keep them informed of key stages, and submit a completion notice within five days of finishing. If a building will be occupied before it’s finished and falls under the fire‑safety order, you also have to give a fire‑safety notice at least five days before that occupation. You must wait at least two days between giving the initial notice and actually starting work. These notices show you’re complying with the Building Regulations.

Contractor s.16 BSR When you intend to carry out building work or have someone carry …

Notify building control before you start building work

Before you begin any construction, renovation, major fit‑out or change of use that will affect a building’s structure, you must let your local building control authority know. This is done either by giving a building notice or, for certain types of work, by submitting a full‑plan application. The notice or application must be filed before work starts, or as soon as reasonably practicable after an emergency repair begins.

Client (commissioning work) s.12 BSR when you intend to carry out building work that is not exempt …

Notify building control of CO2 rates before and after construction

If you are building a new building that falls under the Building Regulations, you must give the building control authority written notice of the target CO2 emission rate, the rate you have designed and how the building will be built. After the build is finished you also have to send the same information (or a certificate) showing the actual CO2 rate and whether you followed the specifications.

Contractor s.27 BSR when carrying out the construction of a new building that is subject …

Notify building control of dwelling energy efficiency requirements

If you’re carrying out construction on a dwelling covered by Regulation 26A, you must give the building control authority a notice that shows the target energy efficiency rate, the rate as designed, and the specifications to be followed. You need to give this notice before work starts and again after completion with the actual rate and any changes to the specifications.

Contractor Fabric energy efficiency rate calculations BSR When building a dwelling that falls under Regulation 26A (including high‑risk buildings)

Notify local authority of dwelling connection details before construction

If you are building a new house or a building that will hold flats, you must give the council a set of details at least one day before you start the work. This includes the network you plan to connect to, and any exemption or evidence you are claiming. It helps the council check that the building can be connected safely and in line with the regulations.

Contractor Particulars of connection to public electronic com BSR When starting construction of a dwelling or a building containing one or …

Notify owner of overheating protection info within 5 days

If you’re completing building work that includes Part O (over‑heating protection) of the Building Regulations, you must hand the owner clear instructions on how to run the heating system safely. This has to be done within five days of finishing the work, so the owner can keep the building free from overheating risks.

Contractor Information about overheating BSR building work where Part O of Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations …

Notify the certifier within 7 days after work finishes

If your building work uses a third‑party certifier, you must let that certifier know that the work is complete within 7 days of finishing. The client also needs to tell the contractor that the building is a higher‑risk one if that applies. The certifier will then issue a certificate to the occupier and to the building control authority.

Contractor Provisions applicable to third party certification BSR When building work is carried out that is inspected by a third‑party …

Notify the client when you cease to be competent

If you stop meeting the Building Regulations’ competence requirements, you must tell the client (or the relevant party) right away. This keeps the project safe and compliant with the law. It applies to all designers and contractors working on building or design work.

Any Person Ceasing to be competent: notification BSR When you stop meeting the Building Regulations’ competence requirements for any building …

Provide and sign a regulator’s notice for your building work

When a building control authority gives you a written regulator’s notice, you must sign it and confirm that all the details are correct and that your work does not include higher‑risk elements. This ensures the project is officially recorded and compliant with building regulations.

Client (commissioning work) Regulator’s notices: content of notices BSR When you receive a regulator’s notice for building work that you are …

Submit a building notice with required details and plans

When you plan any building work, renovation, thermal‑element replacement, energy‑status change or material change of use, you must give a building notice to the local authority. The notice must include your name and address, a description of the work, where the building is and how it will be used, and, for new dwellings, statements about optional requirements or planning permission. You also need to attach scaled site plans and any other information the authority asks for, and the notice will expire after three years unless work starts or the change is made.

Client (commissioning work) s.13 BSR When you intend to carry out building work, renovation, thermal‑element replacement, change …

Submit a notice on wholesome water use to the building control authority

If you are carrying out work on a new dwelling where the water‑efficiency regulations apply, you must give the building control authority a notice that explains which part of the regulation applies and what the expected wholesome water use per person per day will be. The notice must be sent with the completion certificate application for higher‑risk buildings, or otherwise no later than five days after the work finishes.

Contractor s.37 BSR New dwelling construction where regulation 36 applies (water‑efficiency requirements for dwellings)

Submit energy‑rate notices and certificates to building control

When your business builds a new building you must give the building control authority a notice before work starts (or with the approval application for higher‑risk buildings) that tells them what the building’s target primary energy rate will be, how it was calculated and what specifications were used. After the build is finished you must send a notice or certificate within five days that confirms the energy rate as actually built, indicates whether the specifications were followed, and lists any changes if they weren't.

Contractor Target primary energy rate calculations for new bu BSR When constructing a new building

Record keeping 1

Provide fuel and power information within five days of finishing work

If you carry out construction work that is subject to a Building Regulations requirement, you must hand the owner a detailed set of instructions about the building, its fixed services and how to maintain them. This hand‑over has to happen within five days of ending the work. The information should show how the building can run using only a reasonable amount of fuel and power.

Contractor s.40 BSR when the building work falls under a Schedule 1 requirement (paragraph L1)

Reporting and filing 4

Adhere to regulator directions for building documents

Unlimited fine

If the regulator issues a direction under section 19E, you must submit the required building paperwork in the exact way it specifies – usually electronically via a website supplied by the regulator. The direction will become effective at least seven days after publication, and it applies to any building notice, application or unauthorised work you are dealing with. Keep the direction and your submissions on record to show you complied.

Client (commissioning work) Regulator’s notices: direction BSR A regulator publishes a direction under section 19E

Notify local authority on dwelling fabric performance values

If you’re building or refurbishing a dwelling that falls under the Building Regulations 2010 (specifically regulation 26B), you must report the target and actual fabric performance values to the local authority before you start work and again within five days of finishing. The notice must include the planned values, the values you actually achieve, and a list of the specifications you used. A certificate from a certified energy assessor can also be used instead of a notice.

Contractor Fabric performance values calculations BSR Construction of a dwelling subject to regulation 26B

Provide operation & maintenance info for on‑site electricity generation

6 months imprisonment

When your building work finishes and includes a system that generates electricity on site, you must give the owner a written guide showing how to run and maintain that system. The guide has to be delivered within five days of completion and must help the owner maximise the power that can reasonably be produced and used safely.

Contractor Information about systems for on-site generation o BSR When building work involving on‑site electricity generation is completed

Submit plans that show sewerage compliance when applying for building approval

When you send a full‑plan application for building control approval, you must give plans that demonstrate you’ve met the sewerage rules in paragraph H4. The building authority will then talk to the sewerage company and may hold back a completion certificate for up to 15 days, so you need to be ready for that delay.

Client (commissioning work) s.15 BSR When you submit a full‑plan application for building control approval

Penalties for non-compliance

14 penalties under this legislation. 9 can result in imprisonment. 14 carry an unlimited fine.

Prison risk

Designate a competent individual to run your principal contractor duties

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way Competence: principal contractor Penalises: Designate a competent individual to run your principal …
Prison risk

Deliver a Nearly Zero‑Energy Building when constructing a new building

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way Nearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings Penalises: Deliver a Nearly Zero‑Energy Building when constructing a …
Prison risk

Ensure any major extension or services upgrade meets Part L energy rules

Unlimited fine and/or 2 years imprisonment

Either way s.28 Penalises: Ensure any major extension or services upgrade meets …
Prison risk

Ensure new buildings meet Welsh minimum energy performance targets

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way New buildings: minimum energy performance requirem Penalises: Ensure new buildings meet Welsh minimum energy performance …
Prison risk

Ensure new dwelling fabric meets target performance values

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way Fabric performance values for new dwellings Penalises: Ensure new dwelling fabric meets target performance values
Prison risk

Plan, manage and coordinate design for compliance

Unlimited fine and/or 3 years imprisonment

Either way Additional duties of a principal designer Penalises: Plan, manage and coordinate design for compliance
Prison risk

Plan, manage and monitor building and design work for regulatory compliance

Unlimited fine and/or 12 months imprisonment

Either way General duty Penalises: Plan, manage and monitor building and design work …
Prison risk

Provide EV charge‑point capacity and cable routes for new dwellings

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way Application of paragraph S2 of Schedule 1 (dwellin Penalises: Provide EV charge‑point capacity and cable routes for …
Prison risk

Provide operation & maintenance info for on‑site electricity generation

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way Information about systems for on-site generation o Penalises: Provide operation & maintenance info for on‑site electricity …
Unlimited fine

Analyse high‑efficiency alternative systems before building starts

Unlimited fine

Either way Consideration of high-efficiency alternative syste Penalises: Analyse high‑efficiency alternative systems before building starts
Unlimited fine

Ensure building work complies with Regulations and keep client and others informed

Unlimited fine

Either way Additional duties of contractors Penalises: Ensure building work complies with Regulations and keep …
Unlimited fine

Ensure new dwellings meet the approved fabric energy efficiency target

Unlimited fine

Either way Fabric energy efficiency rates Penalises: Ensure new dwellings meet the approved fabric energy …
Unlimited fine

Give owner ventilation info within 5 days of work completion

Unlimited fine

Either way s.39 Penalises: Give owner ventilation info within 5 days of …
Unlimited fine

Adhere to regulator directions for building documents

Unlimited fine

Regulator’s notices: direction Penalises: Adhere to regulator directions for building documents

Practical guidance

Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.

Sector-Specific 19

Building control and Building Regulations approval

How to get Building Regulations approval for construction work - application types, competent person schemes, inspection process, and …

Adopt new sewers under Section 104

How to get new sewers adopted by the water and sewerage company under Section 104 of the Water …

Structural works compliance checklist

Pre-start checklist for structural works covering demolition notices, asbestos surveys, temporary works design, excavation permits, LOLER examinations, and …

Construction drainage design and compliance

How to design and install foul and surface water drainage that meets Approved Document H requirements. Covers pipe …

Building safety duties for designers

Your legal duties as a designer under the Building Safety Act 2022 when working on higher-risk buildings. Covers …

EV Charging Infrastructure

Install EV chargepoints and access government grants.

Demolition safety and compliance

How to comply with demolition safety requirements in England and Wales. Covers Section 80/81 demolition notices, asbestos refurbishment …

Design and construct SuDS for new developments

How to design and construct sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for new developments. Covers CIRIA C753 design principles, SuDS …

Drainage and utilities compliance checklist

Pre-start compliance checklist for drainage and utility infrastructure works. Covers Section 104 sewer adoption, Approved Document H, confined …

Meet Building Safety Act requirements for higher-risk buildings

How to comply with the Building Safety Act 2022 for higher-risk buildings (18m+ or 7+ storeys). Covers gateway …

Submit a Gateway 2 application to BSR

How to apply for Gateway 2 building control approval from the Building Safety Regulator before starting construction on …

Building safety duties for Accountable Persons

Your legal duties as an Accountable Person or Principal Accountable Person for a higher-risk building under the Building …

Create and maintain the golden thread

How to create, manage and hand over the golden thread of building information for higher-risk buildings under the …

Hand over the golden thread at building completion

How to hand over the golden thread of building information from the construction team to the Accountable Person …

Appoint an Accountable Person for a higher-risk building

How to identify, appoint, and document the Accountable Person for a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act …

Principal Accountable Person additional duties

Additional duties for Principal Accountable Persons managing higher-risk buildings with multiple accountable persons. Covers coordination responsibilities, building registration, …

Accessibility requirements for businesses

Legal obligations to make your business accessible to disabled people under the Equality Act 2010, including premises, websites, …

Apply for Gateway 3 completion certificate

How to apply for a Gateway 3 completion certificate from the Building Safety Regulator before anyone can occupy …

Register a higher-risk building with BSR

Step-by-step guide to registering a higher-risk building with the Building Safety Regulator. Covers who must register, information requirements, …

Premises & Operations 14

Passenger lift compliance for building owners

How to comply with lift safety requirements if you own or manage a building with passenger lifts. Covers …

Lighting requirements for business premises

Key lighting requirements for business premises, covering workplace lighting standards under the Workplace Regulations 1992, emergency lighting duties, …

Building services compliance: what you need to know

A strategic overview of building services compliance obligations for UK business premises. Explains what building services are, which …

Electrical installations and Part P compliance

Understanding Part P of the Building Regulations, BS 7671 (IET Wiring Regulations), notifiable versus non-notifiable electrical work, competent …

Meet building envelope thermal performance requirements

How to comply with Part L thermal performance requirements for walls, roofs, floors, and windows. Covers U-value targets …

Replacing windows: building regulations compliance

How to comply with building regulations when replacing windows. Covers the two compliance routes (FENSA or CERTASS self-certification …

Chimney and flue compliance for business premises

How to comply with Part J of the Building Regulations for chimneys and flues in business premises. Covers …

Heating system compliance for business premises

How to comply with heating system regulations when replacing boilers or installing heat pumps in your business premises. …

Ventilation and indoor air quality requirements

How to meet ventilation and indoor air quality requirements in your business premises. Covers Part F of the …

Insulation requirements for commercial and residential buildings

Quick-reference guide to insulation U-value requirements by building element, building type, and work type under Part L of …

Building envelope compliance: what you need to know

Strategic overview of building envelope compliance obligations for property owners and developers in England. Covers the key regulations …

Getting building control approval

How to get building control approval for building work in England. Covers the two approval routes (Local Authority …

Building compliance checklist for business premises

A checklist for business owners and building managers to verify that their premises meet key building services and …

Water systems and legionella compliance

How to manage legionella risk in your business premises water systems. Covers risk assessment, temperature management, flushing regimes, …

Sections and provisions

132 classified provisions from this legislation.

Duties 47

  • s.12 Giving of a building notice or an application for building control approval addition or alteration
  • s.15 Consultation with sewerage undertaker completion certificate in relation
  • s.16 Notices in relation to building work
  • s.17 Completion certificates
  • s.22 Requirements relating to a change to energy status
  • s.23 Requirements for the renovation or replacement of thermal elements
  • s.24 Methodology of calculation and expression of energy performance
  • s.25 Minimum energy performance requirements for new buildings
  • s.26 CO 2 emission rates for new buildings it
  • s.27 CO 2 emission rate calculations changes
  • s.28 Consequential improvements to energy performance
  • s.32 Duty of care
  • s.37 Wholesome water consumption calculation
  • s.39 Information about ventilation
  • s.40 Information about use of fuel and power
  • s.42 Mechanical ventilation air flow rate testing
  • s.55 Review of Part 9A and Part R of Schedule 1
  • s.56 Review of Part 9B and Part S of Schedule 1
  • Additional duties of a principal contractor Additional duties of a principal contractor
  • Additional duties of a principal designer Additional duties of a principal designer
  • ... and 27 more duties

Powers 5

  • s.45 Testing of building work
  • s.46 Sampling of material
  • Appeals under section 101A of the Act Appeals under section 101A of the Act
  • Compliance and stop notices: withdrawal Compliance and stop notices: withdrawal
  • Determination of applications for building control Determination of applications for building control approval with full plans

Definitions 18

  • s.2 Interpretation the Act Green Deal Framework Regulations amendment notice
  • s.3 Meaning of building work building work relevant requirement
  • s.11 Power to dispense with or relax requirements
  • s.21 Application of energy efficiency requirements
  • s.35 Interpretation of Part 6 building Crown authority Crown interest
  • s.36 Water efficiency of new dwellings
  • s.38 Fire safety information fire safety information responsible person
  • s.49 Transitional provisions: interpretation the 2009 Regulations
  • Compliance notices and stop notices: giving of not Compliance notices and stop notices: giving of notices and notification of others accountable person
  • Interpretation of Part 9A and of Part R of Schedul Interpretation of Part 9A and of Part R of Schedule 1 access point gigabit-capable electronic communications network gigabit-capable public electronic communications network
  • Interpretation of this Part Interpretation of this Part the CDM Regulations building information CDM principal contractor
  • Interpretation of this Part and Part S of Schedule Interpretation of this Part and Part S of Schedule 1 cable route carport connection cost
  • Minimum standards of an electric vehicle charge po Minimum standards of an electric vehicle charge point
  • Principal designer and principal contractor Principal designer and principal contractor
  • Regulator’s notices: description of work and conne Regulator’s notices: description of work and connection
  • Regulator’s notices: grounds for rejection Regulator’s notices: grounds for rejection
  • Requirements of automatic fire suppression systems Requirements of automatic fire suppression systems
  • Schedule 4A Green deal information

Exemptions 38

  • Schedule 1 Requirements
  • Schedule 4 Descriptions of Work where no Building Notice or Deposit of Full Plans an application for building control approval with full plans Required
  • s.6 Requirements relating to material change of use
  • s.7 Materials and workmanship
  • s.8 Limitation on requirements
  • s.9 Exempt buildings and work
  • s.10 Exemption of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime from procedural requirements
  • s.14 Applications for building control approval with full plans
  • s.18 Unauthorised building work
  • s.19 Supervision of building work otherwise than by local authorities
  • s.20 Provisions applicable to self-certification schemes
  • s.34 Application of building regulations to educational buildings, buildings of statutory undertakers and Crown Buildings
  • s.41 Sound insulation testing
  • s.43 Pressure testing
  • s.44 Commissioning
  • s.47 Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence
  • Application of paragraph R1 of Schedule 1 to educa Application of paragraph R1 of Schedule 1 to educational buildings, buildings of statutory undertakers and Crown buildings
  • Application of paragraph S1 of Schedule 1 (the ere Application of paragraph S1 of Schedule 1 (the erection of new residential buildings)
  • Application of paragraph S2 of Schedule 1 (dwellin Application of paragraph S2 of Schedule 1 (dwellings resulting from a material change of use)
  • Application of paragraph S3 of Schedule 1 (residen Application of paragraph S3 of Schedule 1 (residential buildings undergoing major renovation)
  • ... and 18 more exemptions