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Building regulations: circulars

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

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From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published:
8 August 2013
Last updated:
8 September 2026
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  1. Added Amendments to Approved Documents L (Energy and greenhouse gas emissions) and F (Ventilation), Circular 04/2026.

  2. Added ​​Direction under the Building Act 1984 for fibre optic cabling in non-HRBs, Circular 03/2026​.

  3. Added Directions under the Building Act 1984 for telecommunications related building work, Circular 02/2026.

  4. Added The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: Building Circular 01/2026.

  5. Added Amendments to Approved Document T (toilets): Circular 02/2025.

  6. Added Amendments to Approved Document B (fire safety): Circular 01/2025.

  7. Added Amendments to Approved Document B (fire safety): circular and letter.

  8. Added The Building (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 - Part T: circular 02/2024.

  9. Added Approved Document B 2024 amendments: circular 01/2024.

  10. Added The Building etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2023: circular 01/2023.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  31. First published.

Circulars about new or altered building regulations policy.

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