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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/192",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "paragraph/wrapper3n1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Rule B: Erection of buildings",
  "text": "The following are the notices to be given and the plans, sections, specifications and particulars to be deposited by a person intending to erect a building which is not exempted from the operation of these regulations under regulation 4 in Part A:\n(1) Notice of intention to erect a building not exempted from the operation of these regulations.\n(2) Particulars, so far as necessary to show whether the building complies with all such requirements of these regulations as apply to it, of—\n(a) the intended use of the building;\n(b) the materials of which the building will be constructed;\n(c) the mode of drainage; and\n(d) the means of water supply.\n(3) A block plan showing—\n(a) the size and position of the building and its relationship to adjoining buildings;\n(b) the width and position of every street adjoining the premises; and\n(c) the boundaries of the premises and the size and position of every other building and of every road, path, garden, yard and other open space within such boundaries.\n(4) A key plan showing the position of the site when it is not sufficiently identifiable from the block plan.\n(5) A plan of every floor and roof of the building and a section of every storey of the building, upon which shall be shown (where not already shown on the particulars and plans required by items 2 to 4), so far as necessary to enable the district council to determine whether the building complies with these regulations—\n(a) the levels of the site of the building, of the lowest floor of the building and of any street adjoining the premises, in relation to one another and above some known datum;\n(b) the position of the damp-proof courses and any other barriers to moisture;\n(c) the position, form and dimensions of the foundations, walls, windows, floors, roofs, chimneys and several parts of the building;\n(d) the intended use of every room in the building;\n(e) the provision made in the structure for protection against fire;\n(f) the provision made in the building or part of the building for means of escape in case of fire and for securing that such means can be safely and effectively used at all material times;\n(g) the provision made in the structure for insulation against the transmission of heat and sound; ...\n(h) provisions made for adequate means of ventilation; and\n(j) the provisions made in the building or part of the building for physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks.\n(6) The target carbon dioxide emission rate for the building.\n(7) The dwelling carbon dioxide emission rate used for design purposes for the dwelling, or the building carbon dioxide emission rate used for design purposes for a building other than a dwelling.\n(8) A list of specifications (used for the calculation of the design-stage carbon dioxide emission rate) to which the building is to be constructed.\n(9) The site investigation report where one has been produced.\n(10) Any valid type approval certificate relevant to the application.\n(11) A notice stating that the analysis required by regulation 43A in Part F has been carried out and is available for verification.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 3 Pt. A Rule B(5)(g) deleted (28.11.2016) by The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/412), regs. 1, 9(1)(a) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 3 Pt. A Rule B(5)(h) substituted (28.11.2016) by The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/412), regs. 1, 9(1)(b) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Pt. A Rule B(5)(j) inserted (28.11.2016) by The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/412), regs. 1, 9(1)(c) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Pt. A Rule B(11) inserted (25.2.2014) by The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/44), regs. 1, 7(a) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
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