Part A - Structure
Associated documents
The following documents are principally associated with the guidance relating to Part A - Structure:
Frequently Asked Questions
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
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
Useful links
Apply for building regulations approval1
- https://buildingcontrol.planningportal.co.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509340/160321_Part_A_FAQ.pdf
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-building-regulations-amendments-to-approved-documents-a-and-c
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sulfate-damage-to-concrete-floors
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/avoiding-disproportionate-collapse
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/robustness-and-provision-against-accidental-actions
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/edge-protection-in-multi-storey-car-parks
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/edge-protection-in-multi-storey-car-parks
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/edge-protection-in-multi-storey-car-parks-review-of-design-standards
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/need-for-improved-guidance-on-multi-storey-car-park-upkeep
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/first-thaumasite-expert-group
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/second-thaumasite-expert-group
- https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/fences-gates-and-garden-walls
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/construction-and-maintenance-of-boundary-and-retaining-walls