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The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025

W.S.I. 2025/1321 · Made 12 December 2025 · Extends to England and Wales

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Building And Buildings, Wales

Made 12 December 2025

Laid before Senedd Cymru 17 December 2025

Coming into force 1 July 2026

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 3(1), 30A(1), (3), (5), (6), and (9), 34, 35(2), 35B(7)(a), 35C(1)(a), 47(4)(b)(ii) and 91B(7) of, and paragraphs 1A to 1I , 5B, 5C and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984f1, make the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 14(7)f2 of the Building Act 1984, the Welsh Ministers have consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and any other person that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 55. Section 30A was inserted by section 37 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”). Section 35 was substituted by section 39 of the 2022 Act. Sections 35B and 35C were inserted by section 38 of the 2022 Act. Section 91B(7) was inserted by paragraph 56 of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act. Paragraphs 1A to 1I, 5B and 5C of Schedule 1 were inserted by sections 33 to 35 of the 2022 Act. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 83(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act. See the definitions of “appropriate national authority” and “prescribed” in section 126 of the Building Act 1984.

f2

Section 14(7) was amended by paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Title, application and coming into force
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Building Control Approval
  5. Chapter 1: New HRBs
  6. 3Building control approval for HRB work or stage of HRB work
  7. 4Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work
  8. 5Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: time limit
  9. 6Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: consultation
  10. 7Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: decisions
  11. 8Building control authority’s power to require notifications etc. for HRB work or stage of HRB work
  12. 9Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”
  13. Chapter 2: Existing HRBs
  14. 10Notification of emergency repairs to existing HRB
  15. 11Building control approval for work to existing HRB
  16. 12Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB
  17. 13Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: time limit
  18. 14Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: consultation
  19. 15Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: decisions
  20. 16Building control authority’s power to require notifications for work to existing HRB
  21. 17Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”
  22. Part 3: Changes before or during construction
  23. 18Change control
  24. 19Change control: record-keeping
  25. 20Change control: notification requirements
  26. 21Change control applications
  27. 22Change control applications: time limit
  28. 23Change control applications: consultation
  29. 24Change control applications: decisions
  30. 25Change control: the building control authority’s power to specify notifiable changes and major changes
  31. 26Change control: major changes and notifiable changes
  32. 27New client etc.
  33. 28Insolvency etc. of the client: notifications
  34. 29New principal contractor or principal designer etc: notification
  35. 30Variation of a requirement imposed on a building control approval
  36. Part 4: Golden thread, mandatory reporting, information handover etc.
  37. 31Golden thread
  38. 32Mandatory occurrence reporting system
  39. 33Mandatory occurrence reporting: reporting to the building control authority
  40. 34Mandatory occurrence reporting: defences
  41. 35Mandatory occurrence reporting: definitions
  42. 36Mandatory occurrence reporting: client duty on appointment of principal contractor or principal designer
  43. 37Handover of information on completion etc.
  44. 38Information to be provided where work is scheme work
  45. Part 5: Completion certificates
  46. 39Completion certificate applications
  47. 40Completion certificate applications: time limit
  48. 41Completion certificate applications: consultation
  49. 42Completion certificate applications: inspection
  50. 43Completion certificate applications: decisions
  51. 44Partial completion certificates
  52. Part 6: Inspections etc., regularisation, review of decisions, appeals and section 30A procedures etc.
  53. 45Inspections etc.
  54. 46Regularisation of unauthorised building work
  55. 47Appeal of decisions
  56. 48Appeal in relation to Welsh Ministers’ decision
  57. 49Section 30A prescribed applications
  58. 50Section 30A applications: procedure
  59. 51Section 30A applications: electronic submissions
  60. 52Section 30A applications: determinations
  61. 53Section 30A applications: appointed persons
  62. 54Deemed rejection of the original application
  63. 55Section 30A applications: appeals
  64. Part 7: Miscellaneous
  65. 56Exempt work
  66. 57Contraventions by the building control authority not to be subject to enforcement
  67. 58Provisions in relation to which a stop notice may be given
  68. 59Transitional provisions
  69. Signature
  70. Schedule 1: Documents
  71. 1Competence declaration
  72. 2Construction control plan
  73. 3Change control plan
  74. 4Building Regulations compliance statement
  75. 5Fire and emergency file
  76. 6Partial completion strategy
  77. Schedule 2: Exempt work
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. Schedule 3: Transitional provisions
  82. 1Transitional provisions in relation to plans deposited or initial notices given before 1 July 2026
  83. 2Interpretation
  84. Explanatory note