Criteria for determining whether a new building that is being designed and constructed is a "higher-risk building"
Criteria for determining whether a new building that is being designed and constructed is a "higher-risk building"
- MHCLG, 19 October 2023, updated 18 October 2024
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. See separate guidance for existing buildings entitled "Criteria for determining whether a building is a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime". 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 proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. See separate guidance for existing buildings entitled "Criteria for determining whether a building is a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime". 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