Summary
The Department of Finance carried out a public consultation from 14 August to 9 October 2020 on proposed amendments to The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (as amended) and associated guidance in Technical Booklets.
Documents
- Dear Consultee Letter
- Public consultation document
- Consultation response form
- Draft consultation Impact Assessment – Part B
- Draft consultation Impact Assessment – Part C
- Consultation version of Technical Booklet B
- Consultation version of Technical Booklet C
- Consultation version of Technical Booklet E
- Equality Screening for 2020 amendment to Building Regulations
- 2020 Consultation - Summary of Responses
- Department Response to Public Consultation
- Final RIA - Part B
- Final RIA - Part C
Consultation description
The amendments reference the latest Indicative Atlas of Radon maps and introduce a new fire safety requirement that in effect ‘bans’ the use of combustible materials in the external walls and specified attachments of certain high-rise buildings.
The Department’s response to the consultation incorporating a summary of the consultation responses can be accessed on this page. These have informed the Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and the Department’s new Amendments Technical Booklet AMD 7.
This consultation seeks your views on proposals to amend the local Building Regulations and associated technical guidance booklets to:
- introduce a new regulation that effectively bans the use of combustible materials on the external walls of 'relevant buildings' and introduce guidance in relation to 'Assessments in lieu of tests'; and
- make reference to a revised Atlas Map that will be used to establish if a dwelling is located in a radon affected area.
The consultation closed at 4.00pm on 9 October 2020
The consultation received a total of 42 technical responses and these responses can be accessed here
An awareness briefing can be accessed here
If you require any further information regarding this consultation you should contact Building Standards Branch
- Telephone: 028 90 257048
- E-mail: info.bru@finance-ni.gov.uk
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.