Housing Communities and Local Government Circular - 02 - 2019 edition approval and withdrawal notices

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Circular from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government dated 5 July 2019 announces approval and publication of new clarified Approved Document B (Fire safety) for 2019, covering volume 1: Dwellings and volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings. It explains when the changes take effect on 30 August 2019, including transitional arrangements for work already started or notices/full plans submitted before that date. Annex A provides the notice of approval for amended documents and Annex B provides the notice of withdrawal for previous editions, along with enquiry details.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Application of the Approved Documents

Transitional Arrangements

Approved Documents

Annex A: Notice of Approval

Document approvals

Annex B: Notice of Withdrawal

Document withdrawals

| Housing Communities and Local Govemment Circular 02/2019 | | --- | | Ministry of Housing,Communities and Local Government | | Fry Building,London SW1P4DF | 5 July 2019 THE BUILDING ACT 1984 THE BUILDING REGULATIONS 2010 NEW APPROVED DOCUMENT B · VOLUME 1:DWELLINGS · VOLUME 2:BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS 1 INTRODUCTION 1. I am directed by the Secretary of State to draw your attention to the publication of thenew clarified Approved Document B(Fire safety)2019 edition,volume 1:Dwellings &volume 2:Buildings other than dwellings. 2. The new clarified Approved Documents will come into force on 30 August 2019 in thecircumstances set out in the formal notice of approval in Annex [A]to this Circular. 3. The purpose of this Circular is to: · announce the approval and publication of the new clarified Approved Documents;and · draw attention to the transitional provisions for the above changes. 4.This Circular does not give advice on the technical requirements in the BuildingRegulations 2010 as these are matters covered by Approved Documents. # APPLICATION OF THE APPROVED DOCUMENTS 5. The changes made to the Approved Documents apply only to buildings and buildingwork in England. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 6. The new approved documents take effect on 30 August 2019 except in respect of workalready commenced before that date or in respect of work for which a building notice orinitial notice has been given or full plans deposited before that date and provided workcommences within two months of that date. # APPROVED DOCUMENTS 7. Annexes A and B to this Circular give the Notice of Approval for the amended ApprovedDocuments and the Notice of Withdrawal of Approval of previous editions of theamended Approved Documents. 8. Copies of the amended Approved Documents are available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/approved-documents,or RIBA https://www.ribabookshops.com/ ● ENQUIRIES # 9.All enquiries on matters covered by this Circular should be addressed to: Ministry of Housing,Communities and Local GovernmentFry Building2 Marsham StreetLondon SW1P4DF Tel:03034440000 E-mail:enquiries.br@communities.gov.uk Signed: 仅uuu F Kirwan An Assistant Secretary in the Department for Communities and Local Government ANNEXA Building Act 1984 | NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF REVISION OF DOCUMENTS GIVING PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS 2010 | | | --- | --- | | The Secretary of State hereby gives notice under section 6 of the Building Act 1984 that,in
the exercise of said powers under section 6,he has approved revisions to the documents listed
below for the purposes of giving practical guidance with respect to the specified requirements
of the Building Regulations 2010.
The approval takes effect on 30 August 2019 except in respect of work already commenced
before that date or in respect of work for which a building notice or initial notice has been
given or full plans deposited before that date and provided work commences within two
months of that date. | | | Document | Requirements of the Building Regulations
2010 in respect of which the document is
approved | | Approved Document B(Fire safety)volume 1:
Dwellings(2019 edition)
Approved Document B(Fire safety)volume 2:
Buildings other than dwellings (2019 edition) | Part B,Schedule 1
Regulations 6(3),7(2)&38 | | Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Pherman | F Kirwan
An Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of
Housing,Communities and Local Government
5 July 2019 | Building Act 1984 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTS GIVING PRACTICAL
GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUILDING
REGULATIONS 2010 | | | --- | --- | | The Secretary of State hereby gives notice under section 6 of the Building Act 1984 that,in
the

FAQs

What documents does this circular announce for approval in 2019?

It announces the approval and publication of the new clarified Approved Document B (Fire safety) 2019 edition for volume 1: Dwellings and volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings.

When do the changes in the Approved Documents take effect?

They take effect on 30 August 2019, with exceptions for work already commenced, or where building notice/initial notice was given or full plans deposited before that date, provided work starts within two months.

What is included in Annex A and Annex B?

Annex A contains the Notice of Approval for the amended Approved Documents, while Annex B contains the Notice of Withdrawal of approval of previous editions for the same practical guidance.

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