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Building Control Guidance Notes

Click on the links below to download guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when carrying out works on dwellings and buildings in Torbay.

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Access Statements
Guidance note on how access and facilities for people with disabilities should be addressed.
Last updated: 12/12/2012, 1:48pm (97 KB)
Avoiding Cowboy Builders
Guidance notes on how to avoid cowboy builders when employing someone for your project.
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BLT Devon Guide
Document about the Building Control Process
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Ceilings and Flat Roofs
Guidance notes on the installation of ceilings and flat roofs.
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (261 KB)
Cold Bridges
Guidance notes on cold bridges, the problems they cause and how to avoid them.
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (359 KB)
Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L1A
Guidance notes on new regulations.
Last updated: 07/03/2013, 2:21pm (46 KB)
Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L1B
Guidance notes on standards for thermal elements - walls, roofs and floors.
Last updated: 12/12/2012, 1:48pm (111 KB)
Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L2A
Guidance notes on new buildings other than dwellings.
Last updated: 12/12/2012, 1:48pm (100 KB)
Conservation of Fuel & Power: Part L2B
Guidance notes on work in buildings other than dwellings.
Last updated: 12/12/2012, 1:48pm (117 KB)
Devon Guide to Loft Conversions
Leaflet offering Building Regulations advice for Loft Conversions
Last updated: 12/12/2012, 1:48pm (120 KB)
Disabled Access
A design guide for disabled access into buildings.
Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:03am (3.7 MB)
Drainage and Waste Disposal
Guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when installing drainage and waste disposal (Part H).
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (189 KB)
Energy Saving Equipment
Guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when installing energy saving equipment.
Last updated: 27/09/2011, 12:04pm (87 KB)
LABC Guide to Retrofitting Solar Panels
A best practice note on the application of Building Regulations for retrofitting solar panels
Last updated: 29/06/2011, 2:22pm (1.8 MB)
Loft Conversions
Guidance on Planning and Building Control requirements when carrying out loft conversions (Part B) (Revised 2007).
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (120 KB)
Means of Ventilation
Guidance notes on means of ventilation in dwellings (Part F) (revised 2006).
Last updated: 07/03/2013, 2:23pm (92 KB)
Multi-foil Insulation
Guidance notes on the use of Multi-foil products.
Last updated: 27/09/2011, 11:54am (147 KB)
Purlin and Rafter Roofs
Guidance notes on the allowable spans and spacing for some of the more common timber sizes used in traditional roofing construction.
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (439 KB)
Radon Gas
Guidance notes on Radon Gas in Torbay.
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (254 KB)
Replacement Windows
Guidance on Building Control requirements when installing replacement windows in an existing dwelling (Revised September 2010).
Last updated: 29/09/2010, 9:36am (88 KB)
Smoke Alarms
Guidance notes on the installation of smoke alarms, or automatic fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings (Revised 2007).
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (237 KB)
Timber Floors
Guidance notes on the allowable spans and spacing between joists for the most common timber sizes used in floor construction.
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (514 KB)
Windows for Means of Escape
Guidance notes on the use of windows as a means of escape from a dwelling (Revised 2007).
Last updated: 05/06/2013, 4:45pm (150 KB)