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Feasibility Studies | Space Planning | Architectural Design | Refurbishment, Alterations and Extensions | Building Cost Advice | Structural Engineering | Building Services Engineering | SAP and SBEM Calculations | Planning Applications | Listed Building Applications | Building Regulation Applications
Building Regulation Applications
Building Regulations are a separate matter from Planning Applications and generally fall into the second stage of Local Authority Applications once Planning Permission has been granted (if required).
Some minor works may require Building Regulation consent, whereas Planning Consent may not be applicable.
Building Regulations cover basic technical issues for any building project and are a set of standard regulations covering England and Wales (Scotland work to a separate set of regulations).
Matters such as structural stability, resistance to fire, means of escape, sound transfer, ventilation, drainage, building services, staircase design, environmental performance, disabled access etc. will come within the Building Regulations and any application has to show compliance with all of these aspects relevant to a particular project.
More detailed technical drawings are required for these applications requiring a higher degree of clarity in order that the Building Inspector checking the application can monitor and agree the technical design process.
Today, this is a highly technical process requiring skills in many disciplines and Barker and Associates have built up a technical team with an excellent skill base and many years experience in dealing with these aspects.
The technical work necessary for a Building Regulation Application forms the basis of the detailed specification for a building project as it is developed through stages of tendering and working drawings etc. and ultimately for the contractors use in the building process.
