| Approved Documents |
The most recent versions of the
Approved Documents for the fourteen technical "Parts" of the
Building Regulations' requirements are accessible from this
page. |
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| Asbestos around the home |
Rochford Council Advice leaflet on
Asbestos around the home |
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| Building Regulations Explanatory Booklet |
This booklet provides an introduction
to the Building Regulations in England and Wales and is intended
for anyone proposing to carry out building projects. It is not a
statement of the law but is intended to help you to understand the
system. |
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| Building work, replacements and repairs to your home |
This leaflet highlights the types of
building work that will need to be notified to the Council unless
the work is carried out by an Competent Persons Scheme (CPS)
installer who is registered with the right Competent Persons
Scheme. |
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| Commercial Buildings Insurance |
Commercial building defects guarantee
provides affordable structural defects insurance for commercial
buildings up to £15 million in value.
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| Considerate Constructors Scheme |
Started in 1997, this important initiative
operates voluntary Site and Company Codes of Considerate Practice,
with which participating construction companies and sites
register.
The Scheme is a non profit making,
independent organisation founded by the industry to improve its
image. The Scheme is neither grant maintained nor funded by the
Government and is solely financed by its registrations.
There are two ways in which companies can
sign up to the Scheme: Site Registration or Company
Registration.
Allow for registering the site or company
with the Considerate Constructors Scheme, including the appropriate
fee, and for using best endeavours to comply with the Scheme’s Code
of Considerate Practice.
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| Essex Building Control Prospectus |
This Building Control Prospectus
gives a general overview of Building Control along with contact
details to all other Local Authority Building Control Bodies
throughout Essex. |
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| Gas and Oil Central Heating Boilers: Advice to
householders |
This leaflet provides an introduction
to the changes to the requirements for new and replacement boilers
under Part L of the Building Regulations. |
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| Guide to the condensing boiler installation assessment
procedure for dwellings |
From 1 April 2005, revised Approved
Document L1 of the Building Regulations sets down revised guidance
for the efficiency of hot water central heating gas and oil boilers
installed in new and existing dwellings. |
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| Health and Safety Advice |
If you are having construction or
refurbishment work done, you may need to notify the Health and
Safety Executive (HSE) and you may have other duties as
well. |
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| Homes Warranty website |
The Local Authority Building
Control's (LABC) business partner providing 10 year structural
warranties and a complete range of specialist developer services to
ensure you are fulfilling the building requirements for any
development, as well as saving you time and money. |
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| LABC website |
The organisation representing local
authority building control in England and Wales |
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| New Rules for Electrical Safety in the Home |
This leaflet introduces Part P -
Electrical Safety, which is a new Building Regulation that came
into force on 1 January 2005. |
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| Planning portal |
The government's online service for
planning and building control |
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| Party Wall Act 1996 - Explanatory Booklet |
It aims to explain in simple terms
how the Party Wall etc Act 1996 ("the Act") may affect someone who
either wishes to carry out work covered by the Act (the "Building
Owner") or receives notification under the Act of proposed adjacent
work (the "Adjoining Owner"). |
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| Your Garden Walls - Better to be Safe than Sorry |
Garden and boundary walls should be
inspected from time to time to see if any repairs are necessary, or
whether a wall needs rebuilding. Such walls are amongst the most
common forms of masonry to suffer collapse, and they are
unfortunately one of the commonest causes of death by falling
masonry. Your insurances may not cover you if the wall has been
neglected. |
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| What you need to know when doing construction |
Advice from the Health and Safety
Executive website. |
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