Regulation 9 Amendment of the Building Regulations 2010

(1)

The Building Regulations 2010^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 14 (applications for building control approval with full plans), after paragraph (8) (as inserted by regulation 26 of the 2025 Regulations) insert—

“(9)

In paragraphs (1)(g) and (h) and (5), the references to dwellings do not include references to purpose-built student accommodation.”.

(3)

In regulation 14ZA (building safety levy information) (as inserted by regulation 27 of the 2025 Regulations), after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

In paragraph (1)(e), the reference to dwellings does not include a reference to purpose-built student accommodation.”.

(4)

In regulation 16 (notices in relation to building work)—

(a)

in paragraph (3CA) (as inserted by regulation 28 of the 2025 Regulations)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), in the words before paragraph (i), after “are met” insert “, but subject to sub-paragraph (c)”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b)—

(aa)

in the words before paragraph (i), after “are not met” insert “, but subject to sub-paragraph (c)”;

(bb)

omit the “or” after paragraph (iii);

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (c)—

(aa)

for “if a statement and any evidence under sub-paragraph (a) or (b)” substitute “if a statement or evidence required under sub-paragraph (a) or (b)”;

(bb)

after “to that effect” insert “instead of the statement or evidence”;

(b)

after paragraph (10) (as inserted by regulation 28 of the 2025 Regulations) insert—

“(11)

In paragraph (3CA), the references to dwellings do not include references to purpose-built student accommodation.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2010/2214; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2023/911, 2024/110 and 2025/1017 and 1236.