Guides to compliance with Building Regulations

From this page you will be able to download the following guidance on ways in to comply with building regulations when undertaking various works to your property.

Please note we are currently updating this section and you will soon be able to download the following files:

Building Regulations Explanatory Booklet

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 - Explanatory Booklet

Leaflets -

Domestic Conservatories or Porches
Means of Escape Windows
Loft Conversion Advice - for existing dwellings
Safety Glazing - Where is it needed?
Replacement windows to dwellings
Detached domestic single storey buildings - sheds/greenhouses/ garages and attached carports. Exempt from Building Regulations
Domestic Timber Floors
Timber trimmer beams and joists
Ceilings and flat roofs
Part E - Resistance to the passage of sound
Choosing a reputable contractor
Drainage and Waste disposal - Part H
Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings - L1
Part M and Approved Document M - Access for All
Approved Document M - Access for All - Summary of Technical Changes
Disability Rights Commission. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Access Statements guidance notes
Part M - Access to and use of buildings
Smoke detectors in dwellings
Building Regulations Regularisation Application
Purlin and Rafter Roofs
Householder guidance to sustainable design and construction of building extensions and loft conversions
Approved Document P - Electrical Safety in dwellings
Approved Document A - Structure: Summary of Changes
Approved Document C. C1 Site Preparation/Resistance to Contaminants and C2 Resistance to Moisture
Condensing Boilers - Changes to Approved Document L1 - Conservation of Fuel and Power in Dwellings