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The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance to building surveyors and other practitioners about a building surveyor’s discretion to exempt building work or buildings from complying with the Building Act 1993 (the Act) and the Building Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) in certain circumstances.
The content below provides guidance on:
- Exemptions from compliance with the Regulations
- General principles
- The application of new regulations to building work
- Historic buildings and special buildings
- Combined allotments
- Change of use
- Subdivision of existing buildings
- Alterations to existing buildings
- Alterations affecting exits and paths of travel
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Category
Building permits and other exemptions
Document number
12
Version
4.1
Published
31 January 2024
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