Collection

Building regulations: circulars

This collection brings together all circulars related to the building regulations.

Circulars from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about new or altered building regulations policy.

Documents

Published 8 August 2013
Last updated 12 May 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added The Building etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2023: circular 01/2023.

  2. Added The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022: circular 04/2022.

  3. Added Approved Document J 2022 amendments: circular 03/2022.

  4. Added Approved Document B 2022 amendments: circular 02/2022.

  5. Added Building Regulations in England: circular 01/2022.

  6. Added Building (Amendment) Regulations 2021: circular 01/2021. Added Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: circular 02/2021.

  7. Added Application of building regulations where additional storeys are provided to existing buildings: circular 03/2020.

  8. Added Approved Document M volume 2 amendments: circular 02/2020

  9. Added Approved Document B volume 1 and 2: circular 01/2020

  10. Added Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018: circular 03/2019

  11. Added Approved Document B April 2019 edition: circular 01/2019

  12. Added Approved Document B volume 1 and volume 2: circular 03/2018.

  13. Added Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Circular 02/2018.

  14. Addition of Circular 01/2018 relating to 2018 amendments to Approved Document L1B and Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide.

  15. Addition of Circular 01/2017 relating to Building (Amendment) Regulations 2017

  16. Addition of Circular 04/2016 relating to Building (Amendment) Regulations 2016

  17. Addition of Circular 02/2016 and Circular 03/2016 to the list of collection documents.

  18. Addition of Building Regulations 2010: Amended Approved Documents G and M: circular 01/2016.

  19. Added link to Building (Amendment) Regulations 2014: Circular 02/2014 webpage

  20. Added 'Introduction of third party certification schemes and simplification of schedule 3: circular 01/14'.

  21. Added link to circular 4/13 which was published on 15 November 2013

  22. First published.