Planning Portal Approved documents
Language: English Subject(s): Online resources:Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Online material | Virtual Online | WEBSITE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 158425-2001 |
Approved Document A (Structural safety) -- Approved Document B (Fire safety) -- Approved Document C (Resistance to contaminants and moisture) -- Approved Document D (Toxic Substances) -- Approved Document E (Resistance to sound) -- Approved Document F (Ventilation) -- Approved Document G (Sanitation, Hot Water Safety and Water Efficiency) -- Approved Document H (Drainage and waste disposal) -- Approved Document J (Heat producing appliances) -- Approved Document K (Protection from falling) -- Approved Document L (Conservation of fuel and power) -- Approved Document M (Access to and Use of Buildings) -- Approved Document N (Glazing safety) -- Approved Document P (Electrical Safety) -- Approved Document 7 (Workmanship and Materials) - - Approved Document R (Infrastructure for electronic communications) -- Approved Document S (Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles) - - Approved Document T (Toilets)
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, now the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities publishes guidance called ‘Approved Documents’ on ways to meet building regulations.
Contains the most recent versions of the Approved Documents that support the fourteen technical "Parts" of the Building Regulations' together with Regulation 7.
To meet demand for broadband, the UK government has published Approved Document R volumes 1 and 2 to set out the requirements for electronic communications networks infrastructure in buildings. Both documents came into force on 26 December 2022
For Approved Document B on Fire safety on 14th March 2024 four new FAQs have been added to provide more info on; relevance of exposure types in Table B3, use and selection of guidance for building elements in Table B3, clarification of guidance related to 9mm timber for external surfaces of walls and reminders about the scope and application of reaction to fire test results. In March 2024 a circular about new buildings over 18m requiring two staircases was published, changes effective 30 September 2026
Approved Document T was added in May 2024 and provides technical guidance on the design and layout of universal toilets, ambulant toilets and toilet cubicles requirements in Part T to the Building Regulations. Approved Document T applies to new buildings other than dwellings and buildings undergoing a material change of use.
Changes to toilet requirements resulted in 1st October 2024 updates to Approved documents G, M (v.2) & T