Exemptions
Certain minor works and small buildings are exempt from the Building Regulations.
- Conservatories and porches are exempt from the regulations, provided that :
- They have a floor area less than 30m2
- The glazing complies with Part N of the Regulations (i.e. Protection against impact)
- They are single storey
- They are built at ground level
- Carports are exempt from the Regulations provided that they have a floor area less than 30m2 and are open on at least two sides
- Small detached buildings including garages, garden sheds, stores and workshops are exempt from the Regulations, provided that :
- They are a detached single storey building with a floor area of less than 30m2
- They contain no sleeping accommodation
- No point of the building is closer than 1 metre to the boundary or its curtilage (the ground adjacent to a building and associated with its use, normally in the same ownership as the building) OR
- The building is constructed substantially of non-combustible material
- Detached buildings not normally used by people e.g. Buildings containing fixed plant or machinery intermittently used by people only for purposes of maintenance or inspection
- Agricultural buildings and greenhouses principally used for the keeping of animals or plants, but not for retailing, packing or exhibiting. No part of the building is to be used as a dwelling. This is subject to distance restrictions from any building containing sleeping accommodations and provision of fire exits in some circumstances
- Temporary buildings which will not remain on site for periods in excess of 28 days
- Ancillary buildings such as site sales office and construction site offices which are only used during construction work and do not contain sleeping accommodation
Note: Electrical fittings serving exempt buildings are normally controlled under Building Regulations even though the building itself is exempt.
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