What is an Approved Document?
Approved documents are a series of documents that have been approved by the government and give practical ‘non-statutory’ guidance on how to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations which are a statutory (legal requirement).
If you follow the guidance within an approved document there is a presumption that you will comply with the requirements of the building regulations that it applies to.
“In plain language: If you comply with what is written in Approved Document P then you should comply with Building Regulation Part P.”
Part P of the Building Regulations came into effect in April 2013 and is for use in England.
Scotland come under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and Wales at this time are working to Approved Document P – 2006 updated to 2010.
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