Correspondence

Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018: circular 03/2019

Explains the impact of a High Court judgment on the ban on combustible materials in and on the external walls of high-rise buildings and reminds building control bodies of their responsibilities.

Applies to England

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The purpose of this circular is to explain the impact of a High Court judgment following a judicial review of the consultation process that informed the introduction of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

It explains that a small section of the regulations have been quashed, that a review of the ban on combustible materials being used on the external walls of high rise buildings is underway, and sets out the wider responsibilities under the building regulations.

Published 11 December 2019