Summary
Consultation on the Department’s proposals for replacing the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (Phase 1) with a new set of Building Regulations (to be called The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011), together with proposals for changing the format and purpose of the accompanying Technical Booklets. This consultation is now closed.
Documents
- Phase 1 - Consultee letter
- Phase 1 - Consultation document
- Phase 1 - Combined Regulatory Impact Assessment for Parts C and G
- Phase 1 - Draft technical booklet C - Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture
- Phase 1 - Draft technical booklet E - Fire safety
- Phase 1 - Draft technical booklet G - Resistance to the passage of sound
- Phase 1 - Draft technical booklet H - Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact
- Phase 1 - Draft technical booklet N - Drainage
- Phase 1 - Draft technical booklet V - Glazing
- Phase 1 - Consultation response form
Consultation description
Phase 1 concentrated on the revised format of a number of the Technical Booklets, and an uplift of the requirements for two Parts.
The introduction of new guidance-based Technical Booklets for:
- Part E: Fire safety
- Part H: Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact
- Part N: Drainage, and
- Part V: Glazing
with little or no regulatory change.
Regulatory/technical uplifts and new guidance-based Technical Booklets for:
- Part C: Preparation of site and resistance to moisture; and
- Part G: Sound insulation of dwellings
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.