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Deposited Paper DEP2012-1435

Reports presenting findings from research projects, commissioned by the previous Administration, covering building, planning and environmental topics. 22 docs.

Deposited by

Department for Communities and Local Government

Type

Deposited papers

Date

18 September 2012

Reference

DEP2012-1435

House

House of Commons

Building (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2002

SI 2002/2871 (Negative instrument). Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

25 November 2002

Reference

SI 2002/2871

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Building (Amendment) Regulations (SI 2002/440). Lords debate on motion to revoke. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member

Lord Skelmersdale

Answering member

Lord Filkin

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

13 May 2002

Reference

635 c84-97

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper Dep 02/881

Building Act 1984: Taking forward self certification under the building regulations: issued by Building Regulations Division. DETR. 1999.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

7 May 2002

Reference

Dep 02/881

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 2002/710

Improving building standards: proposals: a consultation paper. Includes summary of responses to 'Improving Building Standards' consultation paper in July 2001. March 2002. SE. 2002.

Deposited by

Scottish Executive

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

25 March 2002

Reference

HINF 2002/710

Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002

SI 2002/440 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 2002

Department

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

DEBATE;LH 13 MAY 2002;SC (11TH) 18 JUNE 2002

Date

5 March 2002

Reference

SI 2002/440

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Deposited Paper Dep 02/230

[1] The Building Act 1984: The Building Regulations 2000: proposals for amending Part A - structure: a consultation package issued by Buildings Regulations Division. August 2001. [2] List of respondents. DTLR. 2002.

Deposited by

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

4 February 2002

Reference

Dep 02/230

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 01/1564

[1] Building Regulations 2000: approved documents H, J, L1 and L2 on drainage and waste disposal, combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, conservation of fuel and power in dwellings and conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings. [2] DTLR circular 03/2001 on the Building Act 1984, the...

Deposited by

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; TSO; Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

7 November 2001

Reference

DEP 01/1564

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Statement on when he will publish guidance on amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations, which deals with energy efficiency, to Part H of the Building Regulations, which deals with drainage and solid waste, and to Part J of the Building Regulations, which deals with combustion appliances; and if...

Asked by

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2001

For answer on

31 October 2001

Answered on

31 October 2001

Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will publish guidance on amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations, which deals with energy efficiency, to Part H of the Building Regulations, which deals with drainage and solid waste, and to Part J of the Building Regulations, which deals with combustion appliances; and if he will make a statement. [12012] Mr. Raynsford: The 2002 editions of the Approved Documents which give guidance on ways of meeting the new requirements of Part L1, Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings, Part L2, Conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings, Part H, Drainage and waste disposal, and Part J, Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, as introduced by the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/3335, were published today by The Stationery Office. The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/3335 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/3336 were laid before the House on 11 October 2001. The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001 made changes to the technical requirements with regard to Part L, Conservation of fuel and power, Part H, Drainage and waste disposal, and Part J, Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems in the Building Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2531. Both sets of Regulations also made some consequential administrative changes to both the Building Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2531 and to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2532. Both sets of Regulations will come into force on 1 April 2002. Taken together, these new regulations and their supporting Approved Documents introduce a package of measures that will bring a number of environmental, safety and economic benefits. The review of Part L has been a noteworthy example of the good relations the Government wish to forge with industry and others with interests in our energy policy and the development of proportionate regulations. The performance standards in the new Approved Documents L1 and L2 are significantly higher than those introduced in 1995 and will set most builders and building services engineers something of a challenge. However the close contact with industry has ensured that the new standards can be achieved by adopting reasonable standards of design and construction practice. They will yield substantial benefits for the occupiers of new dwellings and other buildings through lower heating bills (up to 25 per cent. in the case of dwellings), lower air conditioning bills and or improved comfort and productivity, and for the nation in the avoidance of carbon emissions. It is estimated that these measures will contribute 1.4 MtC in 2010 of the overall 23 per cent. cut in the UK's greenhouse gas emissions that we set out in our Climate Change Programme published last November, and of course those savings will continue to accumulate thereafter. On 5 March 2001 I announced the package of amendments that were to be made to Part L following consultation. As industry requested, the material has been split into two Approved Documents, L1 for dwellings and L2 for other buildings. The guidance in the new Approved Documents raises the performance standards for building insulation, introduces new ones for airtightness and solar shading, widens the standards for heating to include boiler performance, widens the lighting standards to include luminaires and display lights, and introduces new ones for air conditioning systems including their controls. To back these physical measures up there are new requirements for testing and commissioning that will help to make designers' intended performance capabilities a reality, and the provision of users' manuals and log books so that occupiers can obtain all of the potential benefits. To back up the guidance in these Approved Documents we have also published today "Limiting thermal bridging and air leakage: Robust construction details for dwellings and similar buildings". This document was prepared in collaboration with industry and provides construction details which are a way of showing compliance with the new standards for thermal insulation and airtightness. Part L now also addresses summer performance as well as insulation against winter cold and heating and hot water systems. There are new building fabric provisions aimed at limiting solar overheating, and new air conditioning and mechanical ventilation measures aiming to ensure that, when specified, they can perform efficiently. These new provisions are not restricted to new buildings. Around a half of the carbon benefits mentioned will come from the application of the new requirements for work in existing buildings. For dwellings, we have introduced provisions that apply whenever new windows and glazed doors, boilers and hot water vessels are to be replaced. For buildings other than dwellings the same provisions apply for windows and all the building systems addressed by Part L, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting, are also included. These provisions are qualified however, in that reasonable provision depends on the circumstances in the particular case. Sympathetic treatment of historic buildings is necessary for instance to enable conservation and restoration and new guidance in both the Approved Documents will help to establish what reasonable provision is in these special cases. The review of Part J has addressed the increasing risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, the ill-health effects of flue-gas entering living space, and the risks of injuries caused by fires, and also to address for the first time the oil pollution threat from domestic central heating oil storage systems. The outcome of investigations into possible additional risks posed by lower specification concrete flue liners was announced in November 2000. These investigations found no certain evidence of additional risk but made a series of recommendations. The amendments to Part J and the publication of the 2002 edition of Approved Document J complete our response to these. They incorporate a new requirement (J4) to fix permanent notices indicating hearth, fireplace and chimney performance limits, and the Approved Document gives examples of what are satisfactory provisions using the new European Method for specifying performance of all types of flue liners. A new requirement J5 makes provisions for reasonable steps to be taken to ensure that when external liquid fuel storage (oil and liquefied petroleum gas) systems are provided they are protected from fire in adjacent buildings or premises. The new requirement J6 makes provision for oil storage tanks and connecting pipework serving buildings used wholly or mainly as private dwellings to be constructed and protected to reduce the level of risk of oil escaping and causing pollution. This new requirement also makes provisions for notices which give information on how to respond to an oil escape to be fixed in a prominent position. The publication of a consultation on amendments to Part H of the Building Regulations was announced in July 2000. The outcome of that review is reflected in the amendments to Part H of the Building Regulations and in the 2002 edition of the Approved Document. The new requirement H4 applies when building work takes place over sewers. This has enabled the repeal of Section 18 (building over sewer etc) of the Building Act 1984. Provision of foul drainage is now required by the Regulations, and this has enabled the repeal of Section 21(1) and (2) of the Act. These changes bring necessary requirements all together into the Regulations, and should simplify matters for practitioners. The new requirement H2 includes the provision of a durable notice giving information on necessary continuing maintenance for septic tanks, wastewater treatment systems and cesspools. Lack of maintenance is one of the main causes of failure of septic tanks and other non-mains drainage systems, and this new requirement seeks to address this. There is also improved guidance on drainage fields from septic tanks. Guidance in the Approved Document includes guidance on the use of infiltration drainage systems and a presumption that this method of drainage is the preferred option for rainwater disposal rather than storm sewers. This will ease the load on storm sewers and may reduce the risk of flooding due to run off from new development. Guidance in the Approved Document recommends that drains serving more than 10 properties should have a minimum diameter of 150 mm. This should help to reduce the incidence of private sewers and drains. Copies of "Limiting thermal bridging and air leakage: Robust construction details for dwellings and similar buildings" have also been placed in the Libraries of the House. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations and it too was published today. It has also been placed on the DTLR website at (http://www.safety.dtlr.gov.uk/bregs/brpub/02.htm).

Date

31 October 2001

Reference

12012; 373 c679-82W;373 c681-4W

House

House of Commons

Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Building (Amendment) Regulations (SI 2002/440). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2001/02).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 20.06.02

Date

18 June 2001

Reference

11th SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made with setting up of an advisory body on performance standards in building control.

Asked by

Lord Coaker (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 May 2000

For answer on

16 May 2000

Answered on

16 May 2000

Mr. Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress has been made with the setting up of an advisory body on performance standards in building control. [122679] Ms Beverley Hughes: My Department and the National Assembly for Wales have joined the Association of Corporate Approved Inspectors, the Construction Industry Council, the District Surveyors Association and the Local Government Association in signing a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a new Building Control Performance Standards Advisory Group. The Advisory Group's terms of reference are: to keep under review the effectiveness of the standards and guidance published in "Building Control Performance Standards" (July 1999) and to make recommendations for revisions of the standards and guidance to advise on, and draw up recommendations on, performance indicators for the effective delivery of building control and procedures for the monitoring of building control bodies to consider complaints from building control bodies, other statutory bodies and other parties with an interest in relevant building work, that building control bodies have not acted in accordance with the Building Control Performance Standards; where appropriate, to refer such complaints to relevant other bodies; and/or to make recommendations to the building control bodies concerned on prevention of future non-compliant action. I welcome the formation of the Advisory Group, which met for the first time on 10 May 2000. I look forward to working with the Group and its member bodies to promote continuous improvement in standards of service in both the public and private sectors of the building control profession. In addition to representatives of the signatory bodies, there will be a representative of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee and two members representing building users and construction clients. The Audit Commission has accepted an invitation from the Group to participate in its work as observers. The first chair of the Group is Michael Finn FRICS who chaired the steering group which drew up the performance standards for building control published in July last year. The Construction Industry Council will provide the secretariat for the Group for an initial period of three years.

Date

16 May 2000

Reference

122679; 350 c90-1W;350 c91-2W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 00/659

The Building Act 1984: assessing the impact of deregulating section 7 of the Building Act 1984: a consultation paper issued by Building Regulations Division. DETR. 2000.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

12 April 2000

Reference

Dep 00/659

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1691

List of respondents to the consultation paper on proposed new guidelines for schemes of insurance for approved inspectors:Building Act 1984. DETR. 1999.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

29 October 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1691

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on what steps he is taking to promote high standards of service from local authority building control departments and private sector approved inspectors. - Includes fact that Dept and the National Assembly for Wales are today publishing 'Building Control Performance Standards'.

Asked by

Colin Pickthall (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 July 1999

For answer on

22 July 1999

Answered on

22 July 1999

Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps he is taking to promote high standards of service from local authority building control departments and private sector approved inspectors. [93019] Mr. Raynsford: My Department and the National Assembly for Wales are today publishing `Building Control Performance Standards', on behalf of the Construction Industry Council, the Local Government Association and the Association of Corporate Approved Inspectors, whose Building Control Services Steering Group drew up the document. Building Control Performance Standards' sets out a series of eleven standards for the good conduct of building control, together with guidance to go with each of these standards. The eleven standards in the new document cover: the need for building control bodies to draw up, and make public, a policy on the provision of their building control service in a manner that meets their legal duties and is effective in helping to achieve compliance of building work with the Building Regulations; the need for building control bodies to have adequate staff resources, supplemented if necessary by bought in support; the need for building control bodies to undertake appropriate consultations with other agencies; the need for clear feed back to the client following plans assessment, and for records of the plan checking process; the need for appropriate site inspection regimes, and prompt action on contraventions, with associated records; the need for appropriate certificates to be given to the direct client upon satisfactory completion of the work; the need for retention of records for an appropriate period; the need for suitable arrangements for continuous professional development and in-service training; the need for procedures for self review of performance; the need for adoption of quality management principles; the need for building control bodies to observe the normal professional standards and business ethics expected of service providers. Competition between local authority building control departments and approved inspectors is an important spur to efficiency, and beneficial to the builders and developers who are the immediate clients for the building control service. Building control must also be effective in helping to secure the compliance of building work with the requirements of the Building Regulations, which exist to promote the health, safety, welfare and convenience of building users, as well as energy efficiency. Building Control Performance Standards' recognises that the building control function is the same whether it is carried out by a local authority or by an approved inspector. It sets out the ways in which all building control providers can work to achieve effective and efficient levels of service. My Department is writing today to local authorities in England and to approved inspectors to ask them to commit themselves to adopt and apply the performance standards and have regard to the associated guidance. The National Assembly for Wales is taking parallel action in Wales. The Local Government Association and the Construction Industry Council will be monitoring the response of local authorities and approved inspectors to this initiative. Officials of my Department and the National Assembly for Wales will be discussing with the Construction Industry Council, the Local Government Association, the Association of Corporate Approved Inspectors and other interested parties including the District Surveyors' Association and the Audit Commission, arrangements for a new advisory body on building control. This body will keep the performance standards and guidance under review and revise them as necessary. It will work with the bodies responsible for monitoring standards of service on the part of local authorities and approved inspectors, to maintain and raise building control standards.

Date

22 July 1999

Reference

93019; 335 c583-5W;335 c585-7W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1378

Building Act 1984: proposed new guidelines for schemes of insurance for approved inspectors: consultation paper issued by Building Regulations Division. DETR. 1999.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

15 July 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1378

House

House of Commons

Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1999

SI 1999/77 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 1999.

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

28 January 1999

Reference

SI 1999/77

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will raise the standards for pipes used for underground drainage in the review of Part H of the Building Regulations to ensure they are not vulnerable to damage from (a) conventional rodding and (b) high...

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 January 1999

Reference

65890; 323 c303W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the extension of Part M of the Building Regulations will ensure that all new flats above the entrance level can be reached by a lift.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 1998

Reference

322 c41W; 62632

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what account was taken of the accessibility of blocks of flats in the decision to extend part M of the building regulations to housing in October. - Includes refs to Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998...

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 1998

Reference

321 c54W; 61651

House

House of Commons

Regulatory impact assessment (final) and compliance cost assessment for the Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2561). DETR. 1998.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

4 November 1998

Reference

DETR

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