Building Regulations and Approved Documents

Building Regulations

The Building Regulations are made under powers provided in the Building Act 1984, and apply in England and Wales. The current edition of the Regulations is 'The Building Regulations 2000' (as amended) and the majority of building projects are required to comply with them.

The Building Regulations 2000, amendments and guidance are available on the links below:

• Planning Portal- Building Regulations 2000
• Building Regulations Explanatory Booklet

Approved Documents

Practical guidance on ways to comply with the functional requirements in the Building Regulations is outlined in a series of "Approved Documents" published by Communities and Local Government.

Each document contains:

• General guidance on the performance expected of materials and building work in order to comply with each of the requirements of the Building Regulations; and
• Practical examples and solutions on how to achieve compliance for some of the more common building situations.

All of the Approved Documents and related publications are available on the Planning Portal:

• Planning Portal- Building Regulations Approved Documents