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A review of changes to the Building Regulations Parts F, J and L 2010.
As you may be aware the building regulations are due to be updated on the 1st October 2010. The changes will have an impact on development and in particular approved document L. The Government has introduced transitional provisional's for projects which are due to start so that the new regulations do not affect the design of scheme.
The transitional provisions allow a development to be designed and constructed under the current regulations (parts F, J and L) providing that the following criteria can be met:-
1.We must serve an initial notice for the project before the 1st October 2010.
2.The development must be carried out in accordance with the deposited initial notice.
3.A physical start on site must occur prior to the 1st October 2011.
We are currently prepared for a high volume of applications so should you wish us to serve an initial notice on your behalf for any project please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.
Initial Notice Protocol – March 2010.
In addition to the changes of approved documents F, J and L the Government has introduced a new initial notice protocol. The protocol requires a minimum level of information on each and every initial notice which is deposited.
At Approved Design we have always prided ourselves on a hassle free, friendly service and have strived to become different from other service providers. Unfortunately we have come under pressure from the Government to provide this level of information and have developed a simple and easy appointment form.
We require the appointment form to be completed for every development and in accordance with the protocol we must deposit our initial notice a minimum of 5 days prior to any building works commencing on site. We hope that you find this form helpful but should you have any comments then please contact your surveyor.
To make an application in accordance with the transitional provisions please download and complete our appointment form and send this to your surveyor at Approved Design.