{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-1991/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-1991/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2768",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Full plans",
  "text": "(1) Full plans shall be accompanied by a statement that they are deposited in accordance with regulation 11(1)(b).\n(2) Full plans shall be deposited in duplicate, of which the local authority may retain one copy, and where Part B (Fire safety) imposes a requirement in relation to proposed building work, a further two copies of any such plans as demonstrate compliance with those requirements shall be deposited, both of which may be retained by the local authority.\n(3) Full plans shall consist of–\n(a) a description of the proposed building work or material change of use, and the plans, particulars and statements required by paragraphs (1) to (4) of regulation 12; and\n(b) any other plans which are necessary to show that the work would comply with these regulations.\n(4) Full plans shall be accompanied by a statement as to whether the building is put or is intended to be put to a use which is a designated use for the purpose of the Fire Precautions Act 1971.\n(5) Full plans may be accompanied by a request from the person carrying out building work that on completion of the work he wishes the local authority to issue a completion certificate in accordance with regulation 15.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 40."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1992/1180",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1992"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1992/1180",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1992"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2768/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:33:03.693485+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}