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This Practice Note explains the correlation of Regulation 71 and siting requirements of Part 5 of the Building Regulations 2018.
The context below provides guidance on:
- Approved building envelope and Part 5 of the Regulations
- What is an ‘approved building envelope’
- Existing building envelopes
- Assessing a building permit application where there is an approved building envelope
- Adjoining allotments not part of the same agreement or plan of subdivision
- What if the application complies with the Regulations but not the approved building envelope?
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Sector
Builder, Building Surveyor
Category
OSBS Guidance
Topic
Siting
Document number
01
Version
1.0
Published
23 June 2023
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