Tony Bryer
31st January 2012, 08:59 PM
2012 consultation on changes to the Building Regulations in England: Section one - Introduction to the consultation package and proposals on Parts A, B, C, K, M and N, Access Statements, security, Changing Places toilets and Regulation 7
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/brconsultationsection1
... we therefore propose to supplement guidance in the Approved Document with additional advice, perhaps through an accompanying Circular with the final changes, that clarifies:
that until withdrawn British Standards become significantly outdated, probably some time after 2015, use of currently-referenced structural design standards could still be used to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations
that beyond 2015 use of these withdrawn standards may in some circumstances still be acceptable and that building control bodies should accept an approach where a designer is able to demonstrate it is appropriate for the particular building structure proposed. This is likely to be particularly appropriate for smaller-scale building development.
Longer extract at http://www.superbeam.co.uk/bs449.htm or download the full consultation from the DCLG site link above. The consultation paper includes a response form. The deadline for submitting responses is 27 April 2012.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/brconsultationsection1
... we therefore propose to supplement guidance in the Approved Document with additional advice, perhaps through an accompanying Circular with the final changes, that clarifies:
that until withdrawn British Standards become significantly outdated, probably some time after 2015, use of currently-referenced structural design standards could still be used to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations
that beyond 2015 use of these withdrawn standards may in some circumstances still be acceptable and that building control bodies should accept an approach where a designer is able to demonstrate it is appropriate for the particular building structure proposed. This is likely to be particularly appropriate for smaller-scale building development.
Longer extract at http://www.superbeam.co.uk/bs449.htm or download the full consultation from the DCLG site link above. The consultation paper includes a response form. The deadline for submitting responses is 27 April 2012.