O N L I N E V E R S I O N J THE REQUIREMENTS There are other classes of buildings where special consideration may be needed in deciding what is adequate provision for compliance with Part J: relating to combustion appliances can be found from www.gov.uk/building-regulations- competent-person-schemes. Full details of the schemes can be found on the individual scheme websites. a. listed buildings; b.
buildings situated in designated conservation areas; Where work is carried out by a person registered with a competent person scheme, regulation 20 of the Building Regulations and regulation 20(1) of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 require that the occupier of the building be given, within 30 days of the completion of the work, a certificate confirming that the work complies with all applicable Building Regulation requirements. There is a also requirement that the BCB be given a notice that this has been done, or a copy of the certificate, again within 30 days of the completion of the work.
These certificates and notices are usually made available through the scheme operator. c. buildings which are of architectural or historic interest and which are referred to as a material consideration in a local authority’s development plan; and d. buildings of architectural and historical interest within national parks, areas of outstanding or natural beauty and world heritage sites. It would not normally be considered appropriate to relax the requirements of Part J since they relate to health and safety.
However, it may be necessary to seek alternative technical solutions to those set out in this approved document in order to achieve reasonable standards of safety without prejudicing the character of the host building or increasing the risk of long-term deterioration of the building’s fabric or fittings. BCBs are authorised to accept these certificates as evidence of compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations. However, local authority inspection and enforcement powers remain unaffected, although they are normally used only in response to a complaint that work does not comply.
In determining what is appropriate in the circumstances, the advice of the local authority’s conservation officer should be sought. The views of the conservation officer are particularly important where building work requires planning permission and/or listed building consent. Work which is not notifiable under Schedule 4 Schedule 4 to the Building Regulations sets out types of work where there is no requirement to notify a BCB that work is to be carried out. These types of work are mainly of a minor nature where there is no significant risk to health, safety, water efficiency or energy efficiency.
Health, safety, and energy efficiency requirements continue to apply to these types of work; only the need to notify a BCB has been removed. Notification of work In almost all cases of new building work it will be necessary to notify a Building Control Body (BCB) in advance of any work starting. There are two exceptions to this: where work is carried out under a self-certification scheme listed in Schedule 3, and where work is listed in Schedule 4 to the Building Regulations as being not notifiable.
Where only non-notifiable work as set out in Schedule 4 is carried out, there is no requirement for a certificate confirming that the work complies with Building Regulation requirements to be given to the occupier or the BCB. Competent person self-certification schemes under Schedule 3 Under regulation 12(6) of the Building Regulations it is not necessary to notify a BCB in advance of work which is covered by this Approved Document if that work is of a type set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations and is carried out by a person registered with a relevant self-certification (competent persons) scheme as set out in column 2 of that Schedule.
In order to join such a scheme a person must demonstrate competence to carry out the type of work the scheme covers, and also the ability to comply with all relevant requirements in the Building Regulations. In general, all work on a combustion appliance which is not a repair or maintenance will be notifiable work and Schedule 4 will not apply. However, it might be possible to add a control device to the appliance or to alter its electrical connection under the allowance in this schedule. Local authority building control departments can give advice in cases of doubt.
Exemptions Schedule 2 to the Building Regulations sets out a number of classes of buildings which are exempt from all Building Regulations requirements, including those in Part J. There are a number of schemes authorised for the installation of combustion appliances. Details of current schemes including those 6 Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems Approved Document J O N L I N E V E R S I O N