Section 3 Meaning of “building”I1
England and Wales
This section sets out the meaning of “building” for the purposes of section 2.
In the case of a structure that is not attached to another structure (an “unattached structure”), that structure is a building.
In the case of structures that are attached to each other, those structures and any constructions attaching them (together a “set of structures”) are a building.
But subsections (2) and (3) are subject to subsection (5).
If an unattached structure or set of structures contains any independent parts, each independent part is a building (see section 4).
In this section “structure” means a roofed construction with walls (whether or not the construction includes parts that do not have a roof or walls).
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S. 3 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 138(1)(a)