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Building Regulations 2000 (as amended)

The Building Regulations are made up of:

  • Procedural regulations that set out what kind of work needs Building Regulations approval and how that approval should be obtained
  • Technical requirements that set the standards that should be achieved by the building work.


An overview of the technical requirements can be found on this site, but the Regulations themselves (see below) should be consulted for the details and to ensure your obligations under them are understood.

The Building Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2531), amended by:

  • The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/671)
  • The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3384)
  • The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/991)
  • The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/3318)
  • The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/652)
  • The Building (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2004 (SI2004/3210)
  • The Building (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (SI2004/1808)
    (now entirely revoked)
  • The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/1465)
  • The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2692)
  • The Building (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2871)
  • The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/0440)
  • The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3335)