Building regulation

Guidance and services

• Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): frequently asked questions
  Explains how RAAC has been used in Wales and the work being done to manage buildings with RAAC.
• Building regulations: common projects
  Whether you may need approval for a list of common building projects.
• Welsh Building Safety Fund
  Access funding to undertake building safety related surveys.
• Welsh Building Safety Fund: expression of interest guidance
  How to complete the Welsh Building Safety Fund expression of interest form.
• Guide to determinations and appeals under the Building Act 1984
  Guidance on when and how you can make a determination application or appeal in respect of the building regulations.
• Guide to building regulations
  Guidance for anyone proposing to carry out building projects.
• Competent person schemes
  Guidance on using a competent persons scheme to undertake certain building work on your property.
• Find a building control body
  There are 2 types of building control body who check building regulations are being met.
• Building regulations approval
  What you need to do if you are thinking about building work, replacement or repairs to your home.
• Building regulations: approved documents
  Guidance to help you follow the law on building regulations.
• Building regulations circulars
  Building regulations guidance issued as a circular.
• Building regulations appeal form
  Use this form to appeal a refusal by a local authority to relax or dispense a requirement of the building regulations.
• Building regulations determination application form
  Use this form to apply for a determination of compliance of proposed building plans with building regulations.
• Building regulations policy team: contact details
  Contact your building control body with queries about compliance with building regulations.
• Building regulations and fire safety procedural guidance
  Guidance on how building control bodies consult with the fire and rescue services.
• Fire doors in flats: guidance for building owners
  Explains what building owners need to do to make sure buildings have suitable fire doors.
• Water mist systems guidance
  How to satisfy the requirements of Regulation 37A of the Building Regulations 2010.
• High Pressure Laminate (HPL) cladding systems: guidance for building owners
  Guidance about HPL cladding panels on buildings over 18 metres tall and its fire performance.
• Fire risks of flats with balconies: guidance
  What building owners, managing agents and residents can do to reduce the risk of balcony fires.
• Radon in homes and buildings
  Information about the radioactive gas radon and how to check if you may be affected.
• Fire safety planning guidance
  Guidance on fire safety and the role of the planning system.
• Householder guide to fire sprinklers
  Explain fire sprinklers, how they work and how to maintain them.
• Sustainable building standards
  Most new buildings promoted or supported by us or our sponsored bodies must meet our sustainable building standards. This includes projects procured directly and indirectly.
• Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
  BREEAM is our main standard for sustainable non-residential buildings and residential extra care.
• Building control performance standards
  Building control bodies should meet these performance standards, includes guidance on the standards.
• Building control profession standards, codes and rules
  From April 2024 building inspectors and building control bodies will be required to comply with standards, codes and rules under changes to the Building Act 1984, as inserted by the Building Safety Act 2022.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• The Building Safety Bill: impact assessments
  Collection
  Assess the possible effects of the UK Government Building Safety Bill.
• Building safety: position statement
  Policy and strategy
  Our plan to reform regulations and fire safety in high rise buildings.
• Building regulations determination decisions
  Collection
  Decisions on disputes related to building regulations.
• Building control performance: annual reports and analysis
  Collection
  The performance of building control bodies against the performance indicators.
• Sustainable buildings: progress report
  Report
  Progress up to November 2016 improving buildings' energy conservation and waste management.