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Building Regulations Consultations

IT IS DEPARTMENTAL POLICY ONLY TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION DOCUMENTS IN ELECTRONIC FORM, HOWEVER IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WE WILL PROVIDE A SINGLE HARD COPY ON REQUEST.

Current consultations

Consultation on the first phase of three planned phases of consultation to introduce a complete new set of Building Regulations in 2011 commenced on 9th July 2010.

Phase 1 concentrates on the revised format of a number of the Technical Booklets, and an uplift of the requirements for two Parts.

The introduction of new guidance-based Technical Booklets for: -

  • Part E: Fire safety;
  • Part H: Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact;
  • Part N: Drainage; and
  • Part V: Glazing;

with little or no regulatory change.

Regulatory/technical uplifts and new guidance-based Technical

Booklets for: -

  • Part C: Preparation of site and resistance to moisture; and
  • Part G: Sound insulation of dwellings.

For more details on the proposed new regulations please download the following documents.

Phase 1 Covering letter to consultees (PDF 232KB)

Phase 1 Consultation document (PDF 248KB)

Combined Draft Regulatory Impact Assessement for Parts C & G (PDF 326KB).

Technical Booklet C - draft guidance document (PDF 592KB)

Technical Booklet G - draft guidance document (PDF 1.79MB)

Technical Booklet N - draft guidance document(PDF 531KB)

Technical Booklet V - draft guidance document (PDF 144 KB)

Technical Booklet E - draft guidance document (PDF 1.01MB)

Technical Booklet H - draft guidance document (PDF 234KB)

Response Form Phase 1 Consultation Building Regulations 2011 (DOC, 492KB)

Please note that the closing date for this consultation is 29th October 2010. Responses received after this date cannot be processed.

You may access information about recent consultations that have closed but that have not yet resulted in new or amended legislation

The main elements of previous consultations are also available.

When conducting a public consultation, we follow the guidance set out in both the Cabinet Office’s “Code of Practice on Written Consultations” and in “A Practical Guide to Policy Making in Northern Ireland”, published by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

Consultations normally will be open for a minimum period of 12 weeks.  A longer period may be set for consultations that take place during holiday periods.

Notification of consultations are sent to interested parties. Consultation documents are available online or hard copies may be requested from our office. Notice of the consultation is also placed on the Consultation NI website, www.consultationni.gov.uk. All responses are acknowledged, collated, analysed and debated before finally being used to help formulate new or amended legislation.