Building control
Building Control checks that buildings are constructed and altered to ensure the health, safety and welfare of people using them, that dangerous structures are made safe and that demolitions are carried out in as safe a manner as possible.
Building Regulations
The current Building Regulations cover the following principal areas:
- Structural stability – the building must safely carry anticipated loadings
- Fire precautions – controlling the materials used according to the degree of risk and ensuring buildings could be evacuated without loss of life in the event of fire
- Prevention of dampness and condensation in buildings
- Sound resistance of walls and floors between dwellings
- Ventilation of habitable rooms and unheated voids
- Hygiene, sanitary appliances and drainage
- Heating appliances, including the safe discharge of flue gasses
- Stairways, ramps and vehicle carriers
- Conservation of fuel and power e.g., is the building properly insulated?
- Access to buildings and facilities for disabled people
- The safe positioning of glazing in windows and doors
- Electrical work in relation to a dwelling
News
- Building Control Newsletter in development - 1st Issue by Dec 09 and then every quarter
- Future of Building Control Implementation Plan - issued September 2009