1. Building Regulations
2. Approved documents
3. Part H (Drainage and waste disposal)
4. Part H - Determinations and appeals

Part H - Determinations and appeals

The Secretary of State for Building Regulations may issue decisions on applications for determinations of compliance with the technical requirements of the Building Regulations; or appeals against a local authority's refusal to relax a technical requirement of the Building Regulations.

View guidance on situations when a determination or appeal might be possible and the procedure(s) to be followed.

Determinations

Decision letters relating to determinations specific to this technical part have been published on the Communities and Local Government website. The letters relate to:

• H3 - Rainwater drainage
• H4 - Building over sewers
• Determinations relating to more than part/requirement

Appeals

The latest decision letters relating to Appeals specific to this technical part have been published on the Communities and Local Government website. The letters relate to refusal to relax or dispense with:

• H2 - Wastewater treatment systems and cesspools
• H3 - Rainwater drainage
• Appeals relating to more than one part/requirement