Welsh Statutory Instrument
2025
United Kingdom
The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025
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What this Act requires
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Schedules
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Construction control plan
Change control plan
Building Regulations compliance statement
Fire and emergency file
Partial completion strategy
Work consisting of— (a) in relation to an existing fixed...
Installation of thermal insulation to suspended timber floors where—
For the purposes of this Schedule— “fixed building service” (“gwasanaeth...
Transitional provisions in relation to plans deposited or initial notices given before 1 July 2026
Interpretation
Browse 59 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Title, application and coming into force
Interpretation
Building control approval for HRB work or stage of HRB work
Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work
Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: time limit
Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: consultation
Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: decisions
Building control authority’s power to require notifications etc. for HRB work or stage of HRB work
Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”
Notification of emergency repairs to existing HRB
Building control approval for work to existing HRB
Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB
Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: time limit
Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: consultation
Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: decisions
Building control authority’s power to require notifications for work to existing HRB
Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”
Change control
Change control: record-keeping
Change control: notification requirements
Change control applications
Change control applications: time limit
Change control applications: consultation
Change control applications: decisions
Change control: the building control authority’s power to specify notifiable changes and major changes
Change control: major changes and notifiable changes
New client etc.
Insolvency etc. of the client: notifications
New principal contractor or principal designer etc: notification
Variation of a requirement imposed on a building control approval
Golden thread
Mandatory occurrence reporting system
Mandatory occurrence reporting: reporting to the building control authority
Mandatory occurrence reporting: defences
Mandatory occurrence reporting: definitions
Mandatory occurrence reporting: client duty on appointment of principal contractor or principal designer
Handover of information on completion etc.
Information to be provided where work is scheme work
Completion certificate applications
Completion certificate applications: time limit
Completion certificate applications: consultation
Completion certificate applications: inspection
Completion certificate applications: decisions
Partial completion certificates
Inspections etc.
Regularisation of unauthorised building work
Appeal of decisions
Appeal in relation to Welsh Ministers’ decision
Section 30A prescribed applications
Section 30A applications: procedure
Section 30A applications: electronic submissions
Section 30A applications: determinations
Section 30A applications: appointed persons
Deemed rejection of the original application
Section 30A applications: appeals
Exempt work
Contraventions by the building control authority not to be subject to enforcement
Provisions in relation to which a stop notice may be given
Transitional provisions
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