Regulation 35 Exception to building control prohibition: work to occupied buildingsI1

An applicable person is not prohibited from—

in relation to relevant building work to be carried out to an existing occupied building where on the application date the work had not started.

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Where an application for building control approval has been given pursuant to paragraph (1), a building control authority is not prohibited from granting a building control approval to the applicable person.

Where an initial notice is given pursuant to paragraph (1) the local authority is not prohibited from giving the applicable person a notice accepting or rejecting that initial notice under section 47 of the Building Act 1984.

Where an amendment notice is given pursuant to paragraph (1), the local authority is not prohibited from giving the applicable person a notice accepting or rejecting that amendment notice under section 51A of the Building Act 1984.

Where relevant building work is carried out to an existing occupied building following the depositing or giving of a document under paragraph (1)—

Where paragraph (4) applies, the relevant authority is not prohibited from giving the person a completion certificate under regulation 17 (completion certificates) or regulation 17A (certificate for building occupied before work is completed) of the Building Regulations 2010 in relation to the work.

Where paragraph (4) applies the F13relevant authority is not prohibited from giving the person a certificate under regulation 18 of the Building Regulations 2010 in relation to the work.

Where paragraph (4) applies, the regulator is not prohibited from giving the applicable person a certificate under regulation 47 (regularisation of unauthorised building work) of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

Where paragraph (4) applies, the local authority is not prohibited from giving the person a notice accepting or rejecting that plans certificate under section 50 of the Building Act 1984.

Where paragraph (4) applies the local authority is not prohibited from giving the person a notice accepting or rejecting that final certificate under section 51 of the Building Act 1984.

In this regulation—

• “application date” means the date on which the document referred to in paragraph (1) is deposited or given by the applicable person;

• F16“building control authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010;

• “dwelling” has the meaning in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010;

• “material change of use” has the meaning in regulation 5 of the Building Regulations 2010;

• “occupied”, in relation to a building, means at least one dwelling contained in the building is occupied by an arm’s length third party on the application date;

• “relevant authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010;

• “relevant building work” means any building work except work done to give effect to a material change of use of the building or part of the building.