Criteria for determining whether a building is a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime
Criteria for determining whether a building is a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime
- MHCLG, 21 June 2023, updated 18 October 2024
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the higher-risk regime only. Guidance has been updated on 18 October 2024 to include a notice clarifying the government’s current position following the recent tribunal judgement that roof gardens should be classified as a storey.
BUILDING CONTROL
BUILDING HEIGHT
BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022
FIRE SAFETY
HIGHER-RISK BUILDINGS
United Kingdom
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the higher-risk regime only. Guidance has been updated on 18 October 2024 to include a notice clarifying the government’s current position following the recent tribunal judgement that roof gardens should be classified as a storey.
BUILDING CONTROL
BUILDING HEIGHT
BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022
FIRE SAFETY
HIGHER-RISK BUILDINGS
United Kingdom