Part A - Structure

The following documents are principally associated with the guidance relating to Part A - Structure:

Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently asked questions in regard to Part A - Structure¹

Explanatory / Procedural

• Changes to the building regulations: amendments to Approved Documents A and C² - Divisional letter dated 30 July 2013 about amendments to the statutory guidance to Approved Documents A and C

Sulfate Damage

• Sulfate damage to concrete floors on sulfate-bearing hardcore: Identification and remediation³

Disproportionate Collapse

• Avoiding disproportionate collapse: How to meet compliance with the requirements of Regulation A3⁴
• Masonry design for disproportionate collapse requirements under Regulation A3 of the Building Regulations (England & Wales)⁵

Multi-storey car parks

• Edge protection in multi-storey car parks: ⁶Assessment method for installed restraint systems in multi-storey car parks⁷
• Edge protection in multi-storey car parks: review of design standards⁸ - Final report of the design specification and compliance testing in multi-storey car parks to provide edge protection.
• Need for improved guidance on multi-storey car park upkeep⁹ - This report highlights the need for improved guidance on the inspection, appraisal, maintenance and repair of structures in multi-storey car parks.

Thaumasite

• Thaumasite Expert Group one-year review¹⁰
• Thaumasite Expert Group report: Review after three years experience¹¹

Garden Walls

• View our common project section on garden walls¹²
• Construction and maintenance of boundary and retaining walls¹³ - This divisional circular letter draws the attention of Building Control Bodies to the safe design, construction and maintenance of freestanding boundary and retaining walls

1. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509340/160321_Part_A_FAQ.pdf
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-building-regulations-amendments-to-approved-documents-a-and-c
3. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sulfate-damage-to-concrete-floors
4. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/avoiding-disproportionate-collapse
5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/robustness-and-provision-against-accidental-actions
6. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/edge-protection-in-multi-storey-car-parks
7. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/edge-protection-in-multi-storey-car-parks
8. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/edge-protection-in-multi-storey-car-parks-review-of-design-standards
9. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/need-for-improved-guidance-on-multi-storey-car-park-upkeep
10. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/first-thaumasite-expert-group
11. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/second-thaumasite-expert-group
12. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/fences-gates-and-garden-walls
13. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/construction-and-maintenance-of-boundary-and-retaining-walls