# The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025, Regulation 41: Variation applications


(1) A “variation application” means—
(a) in relation to an application for building control approval with full plans that relates to building work in respect of one or more residential buildings, a subsequent application for building control approval with full plans that—
(i) relates to one or more of the same buildings, and
(ii) does not relate solely to a building in respect of which the building work is completed;
(b) in relation to an initial notice, an amendment notice;
(c) in relation to a higher-risk building application, a change control application.
(2) A variation application is “made” if—
(a) in the case of an application for building control approval with full plans, it is made within the meaning of regulation 5(2)(a);
(b) in the case of an amendment notice, it is given to a local authority in accordance with section 51A(2)(a) of the 1984 Act;
(c) in the case of a change control application, it is submitted to the regulator in accordance with regulations 18(5) and 21 of the HRB Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348273779/regulation/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-building-safety-levy-england-regulations-2025/regulation-41
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