Building Control Bodies have now received definitive guidance from DCLG regarding the meaning of commencement of work relating to the transitional provisions for the changes to parts F, J and L.
DCLG advised that commencement of work will be as described in the circular letter issued in relation to recent changes to Part G. This means that any application deposited before 1 October 2010, providing at least one 'dwelling' is commenced before 1 October 2011, then ALL dwellings included in that application can be constructed in accordance with current Building Regulation and in particular Part L 2006, and will not be subjected to the revised requirements to be introduced on 1 October 2010.
The inference is therefore ANY works, be it Domestic or Commercial which have commenced before 1 October 2011 the 2006 provisions apply.
This has to be considered in context to what the Governments objectives are (or were) relating to changing Part L every three years! Theoretically some units could still be under construction using 2006 version when the 2013 version come into effect! Any comment?
Wednesday 20 October 2010
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