Local authority Building Control departments around the country heaved a collective sigh of relief last month after the Department for Communities and Local Government published its consultation paper The Future of Building Control.

Relief because there were no suggestions that council’s Building Control departments should be done away with, as was mooted in a paper last year.

The best news about DCLG’s proposals is the idea that Building Regulations should be revised at set three-year intervals, with most sections being updated once every two cycles. Part L would be updated every cycle. This would give greater predictability for developers, designers and Building Control professionals.

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Construction Manager

Postscript

The consultation closes on 10 June 2008. Fiona Davies, CIOB’s policy and ambassador development manager, will be co-ordinating the institute’s submission on the consultation fdavies@ciob.org.uk

View the paper at www.communities.gov.uk/documents/ planningandbuilding/doc/728605