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−	~~= Introduction =~~	+	[[Category:Regulations]] [[Category:DCN_Regulation]] [[Category:Property_development]]
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−	In the UK, construction is a highly-regulated industry and on the whole that is probably a positive, since it ensures good building standards and therefore safety not just for the occupants, but also for anyone in the vicinity of any building. It does, however, mean that those involved with construction, be they property investors or developers, do need to understand the legal framework in which the construction industry is legally obliged to operate, so here is a quick guide to what you need to know about Building Regulations.	+
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−	~~= Planning permission and Building Regulations are two sides of the same coin =~~	+
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−	Planning permission is really more about assessing the impact that the proposed construction will have on other people (and in some cases wildlife) than with the quality of the proposed building itself. Building Regulations essentially look at whether or not a specific building is fit for purpose.	+
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−	~~= Building Relations apply in any case of major work =~~	+
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−	Generally speaking, if you need planning permission, then you will need to follow the Building Regulations and there are some cases where they will apply even when it is not necessary to receive planning permission. For example, it is not, usually, necessary to get planning permission to insulate a property but the Building Regulations will still apply.	+
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−	~~= Building Regulations are set out in the 'approved documents' =~~	+
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−	~~The approved documents are very wide-ranging in scope and can be very technical. The six areas they cover are:~~	+
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−	* Definitions	+
−	* Good Design	+
−	* Design and Construction	+
−	* Quality Standards	+
−	* Conservation	+
−	* Good Practice	+
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−	Basically you can think of the Building Regulations as the A to Z of building construction from the perspective of the UK government as enforced by local authorities through the use of Building Control Bodies.	+
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−	NB: If a contractor is registered with a recognised competent person scheme, it may be possible for them to self-certify some of the building work. At current time, however, this approach tends to be the exception rather than the rule.	+
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−	~~= The Building Regulations approval process =~~	+
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−	There are two stages to the Building Regulations approval process. The first is the 'pre-site approval process' which can take various forms depending on the nature of the work. Property developers will probably follow the 'full-plans process', which is pretty much what its name suggests. The developer will submit the full plans to the relevant authority for approval and will only be able to proceed once the approval is granted.	+
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−	The second stage is the 'on-site approval process', which essentially involves your build being monitored by a building inspector. On all but the quickest and simplest of builds, you should expect an inspector to visit your site more than once as they will want to nip any problems in the bud and while the aim of this is to pick up on developers taking a liberal interpretation of the planning approval they were granted, it is also to the advantage of responsible developers as it ensures that any mistakes/misunderstandings will be picked up early, when they should be easiest to rectify.	+
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−	--[[~~User~~:~~HopwoodHouse\|HopwoodHouse~~]] ~~12:08, 27 Sep 2018 (BST)~~	+
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−	~~= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =~~	+
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−	* Building Regulations.	+
−	* Developer.	+
−	* Equity in property.	+
−	* Investment property.	+
−	* Property development finance.	+
−	* Real estate investment trust.	+
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−	[[Category:~~Regulations~~]] [[Category:Property_development]]	+

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−	~~In the UK, construction is a highly~~-regulated industry and on the whole that is probably a positive, since it ensures good building standards and therefore safety not just for the occupants, but also for anyone in the vicinity of any building. It does, however, mean that those involved with construction, be they property investors or developers, do need to understand the legal framework in which the construction industry is legally obliged to operate, so here is a quick guide to what you need to know about building regulations.	+	[[File:Green-buildings.jpg]]

−	~~Planning permission and building regulations are two sides of the same coin~~	+	= Introduction =

−	~~Planning permission is really more about assessing~~ the ~~impact that the proposed~~ construction ~~will have~~ on ~~other people (~~and in ~~some cases wildlife) than with~~ the ~~quality~~ of ~~the proposed~~ building ~~itself~~. ~~Building regulations essentially look at whether~~ or ~~not a specific building~~ is ~~fit for purpose~~.	+	In the UK, construction is a highly-regulated industry and on the whole that is probably a positive, since it ensures good building standards and therefore safety not just for the occupants, but also for anyone in the vicinity of any building. It does, however, mean that those involved with construction, be they property investors or developers, do need to understand the legal framework in which the construction industry is legally obliged to operate, so here is a quick guide to what you need to know about Building Regulations.

−	Building ~~relations apply in any case~~ of ~~major work~~	+	= Planning permission and Building Regulations are two sides of the same coin =

−	~~Generally speaking, if you need planning~~ permission~~, then you~~ will ~~need to follow the building regulations~~ and ~~there are~~ some cases ~~where~~ building ~~regulations will apply even when it is not necessary to receive planning permission~~. ~~For example, it is~~ not~~, usually, necessary to get planning permission to insulate~~ a ~~property but the~~ building ~~regulations will still apply~~.	+	Planning permission is really more about assessing the impact that the proposed construction will have on other people (and in some cases wildlife) than with the quality of the proposed building itself. Building Regulations essentially look at whether or not a specific building is fit for purpose.

−	Building ~~regulations~~ are set out in the ~~“approved documents”~~	+	= Building Relations apply in any case of major work =
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		+	Generally speaking, if you need planning permission, then you will need to follow the Building Regulations and there are some cases where they will apply even when it is not necessary to receive planning permission. For example, it is not, usually, necessary to get planning permission to insulate a property but the Building Regulations will still apply.
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		+	= Building Regulations are set out in the 'approved documents' =

	The approved documents are very wide-ranging in scope and can be very technical. The six areas they cover are:		The approved documents are very wide-ranging in scope and can be very technical. The six areas they cover are:
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−	Basically you can think of the ~~building regulations~~ as the A to Z of building construction from the perspective of the UK government as enforced by local authorities through the use of Building Control Bodies.	+	Basically you can think of the Building Regulations as the A to Z of building construction from the perspective of the UK government as enforced by local authorities through the use of Building Control Bodies.

	NB: If a contractor is registered with a recognised competent person scheme, it may be possible for them to self-certify some of the building work. At current time, however, this approach tends to be the exception rather than the rule.		NB: If a contractor is registered with a recognised competent person scheme, it may be possible for them to self-certify some of the building work. At current time, however, this approach tends to be the exception rather than the rule.

−	The ~~building regulations~~ approval process	+	= The Building Regulations approval process =

−	There are two stages to the ~~building regulations~~ approval process. The first is the ~~“pre~~-site approval ~~process”~~ which can take various forms depending on the nature of the work. Property developers will probably follow the ~~“full~~-plans ~~process”~~, which is pretty much what its name suggests. The developer will submit the full plans to the relevant authority for approval and will only be able to proceed once the approval is granted.	+	There are two stages to the Building Regulations approval process. The first is the 'pre-site approval process' which can take various forms depending on the nature of the work. Property developers will probably follow the 'full-plans process', which is pretty much what its name suggests. The developer will submit the full plans to the relevant authority for approval and will only be able to proceed once the approval is granted.

−	The second stage is the ~~“on~~-site approval ~~process”~~, which essentially involves your build being monitored by a building inspector. On all but the quickest and simplest of builds, you should expect an inspector to visit your site more than once as they will want to nip any problems in the bud and while the aim of this is to pick up on developers taking a liberal interpretation of the planning approval they were granted, it is also to the advantage of responsible developers as it ensures that any mistakes/misunderstandings will be picked up early, when they should be easiest to rectify.	+	The second stage is the 'on-site approval process', which essentially involves your build being monitored by a building inspector. On all but the quickest and simplest of builds, you should expect an inspector to visit your site more than once as they will want to nip any problems in the bud and while the aim of this is to pick up on developers taking a liberal interpretation of the planning approval they were granted, it is also to the advantage of responsible developers as it ensures that any mistakes/misunderstandings will be picked up early, when they should be easiest to rectify.

	--[[User:HopwoodHouse\|HopwoodHouse]] 12:08, 27 Sep 2018 (BST)		--[[User:HopwoodHouse\|HopwoodHouse]] 12:08, 27 Sep 2018 (BST)

−	[[Category:Regulations]]	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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		+	* Building Regulations.
		+	* Developer.
		+	* Equity in property.
		+	* Investment property.
		+	* Property development finance.
		+	* Real estate investment trust.
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		+	[[Category:Regulations]] [[Category:Property_development]]

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In the UK, construction is a highly-regulated industry and on the whole that is probably a positive, since it ensures good building standards and therefore safety not just for the occupants, but also for anyone in the vicinity of any building. It does, however, mean that those involved with construction, be they property investors or developers, do need to understand the legal framework in which the construction industry is legally obliged to operate, so here is a quick guide to what you need to know about building regulations.

Planning permission and building regulations are two sides of the same coin

Planning permission is really more about assessing the impact that the proposed construction will have on other people (and in some cases wildlife) than with the quality of the proposed building itself. Building regulations essentially look at whether or not a specific building is fit for purpose.

Building relations apply in any case of major work

Generally speaking, if you need planning permission, then you will need to follow the building regulations and there are some cases where building regulations will apply even when it is not necessary to receive planning permission. For example, it is not, usually, necessary to get planning permission to insulate a property but the building regulations will still apply.

Building regulations are set out in the “approved documents”

The approved documents are very wide-ranging in scope and can be very technical. The six areas they cover are:

* Definitions
* Good Design
* Design and Construction
* Quality Standards
* Conservation
* Good Practice

Basically you can think of the building regulations as the A to Z of building construction from the perspective of the UK government as enforced by local authorities through the use of Building Control Bodies.

NB: If a contractor is registered with a recognised competent person scheme, it may be possible for them to self-certify some of the building work. At current time, however, this approach tends to be the exception rather than the rule.

The building regulations approval process

There are two stages to the building regulations approval process. The first is the “pre-site approval process” which can take various forms depending on the nature of the work. Property developers will probably follow the “full-plans process”, which is pretty much what its name suggests. The developer will submit the full plans to the relevant authority for approval and will only be able to proceed once the approval is granted.

The second stage is the “on-site approval process”, which essentially involves your build being monitored by a building inspector. On all but the quickest and simplest of builds, you should expect an inspector to visit your site more than once as they will want to nip any problems in the bud and while the aim of this is to pick up on developers taking a liberal interpretation of the planning approval they were granted, it is also to the advantage of responsible developers as it ensures that any mistakes/misunderstandings will be picked up early, when they should be easiest to rectify.

--[[User:HopwoodHouse|HopwoodHouse]] 12:08, 27 Sep 2018 (BST)

[[Category:Regulations]]