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NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Guidance on protective measures is given in the BRE produced publication, BR 211 Radon: guidance on protective measures for new buildings. Note – (i) This updated 2015 edition of guidance incorporate

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)

all passive fire safety measures, including all of the following - i. compartmentation; ii. fire-separating elements; iii. fire-separating construction; iv. cavity barriers; v. fire doorsets, includin

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Trees can also make an important contribution to the character and appearance of Conservation Areas. Consequently within Conservation Areas, trees are automatically protected as if a Tree Preservation

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will only permit development likely to result in an unacceptable adverse impact on, or damage to, the features listed below, where the benefits of the development outweigh the value of the

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council, working with its statutory partners, will seek to ensure the sustainable use of our natural resources. Development will be supported where it is demonstrated that the proposal will not ha

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Proposals for new minerals workings or the extension of existing workings will generally be supported where the following matters have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Council: (a) Disturbanc

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The impact on the safety and amenity of local communities, residential property and businesses during and after development; The impact on landscape character, visual amenity, the historic environment

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The aim of this policy is to ensure that the potential need for contaminated land remediation is taken into account when redevelopment proposals are being considered. This aim has taken account of and

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The use of loft space to provide bedrooms or other living space can often provide additional accommodation. However, alterations to the roof profile of any building can be particularly sensitive as ro

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Proposals for the development of a waste management facility will be subject to a thorough examination of environmental effects and planning permission will be granted where it can be demonstrated tha

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The aim of the LDP is to enhance environmental quality, where possible, and protect communities from materially harmful development. In assessing proposed development, the LDP will consider issues of

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Planning permission will be granted for the provision of new or extended intensive sports facilities where these are located at appropriate and accessible locations within settlement limits. In except

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

the condition of the building, the cost of repairing and maintaining it in relation to its importance and to the value derived from its continued use. Any such assessment will be based on consistent a

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

or appearance and the scheme can be implemented without serious risk to the retained structure. In such cases the Department, in addition to requiring detailed plans of the proposed development, will

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The provision of roof ventilation will normally require listed building consent as it is likely to alter the appearance of the building. Where such work is proposed it should be undertaken without dis

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Original dormer windows should be retained and carefully repaired. If beyond repair they should be reconstructed with all details reproduced. Enlargement of existing dormers on principal elevations sh

NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)

Other amenity considerations arising from development, that may have potential health and well-being implications, include design considerations, impacts relating to visual intrusion, general nuisance

NI-wide·Technical Booklet B Materials and Workmanship

Other than the circumstances outlined in 3.2 urea formaldehyde foam should not be used in the erection, structural alteration or extension of a building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 28 will be met if the floors, walls and roofs are constructed to protect the building and secure the health and safety of persons i

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

In this Technical Booklet the following definitions apply – Contaminant – is defined in regulation 25 in Part C of the Building Regulations. Drain – is defined in regulation 2 in Part A of the Buildin

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

Vegetable matter such as turf and roots should be removed from the ground to be covered by the building at least to a depth to prevent later growth. The harmful effect that vegetation roots may have o

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

DPM above or below the concrete or insulation, and continuous with the damp proof courses in walls, piers and the like. If the ground could contain water soluble sulfates, or there is any risk that su

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

with a ventilated air space measuring at least 75 mm from the ground cover to the underside of any wall plates and at least 150 mm to the underside of the suspended timber floor (or insulation if prov

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

Any suspended floor of precast or in situ concrete, including beam and block floors, next to the ground should meet the requirement to resist the passage of moisture from the ground if it will adequat

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

The openings should be not less than either 1500 mm2/m run of external wall or 500 mm2/m2 of floor area, whichever gives the greater opening area.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

damp proof course of bituminous material, polyethylene, engineering bricks or slates in cement mortar or any other material that will prevent the passage of moisture. The damp proof course should be c

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

As well as resisting the passage of moisture from the ground, an external wall should give protection against precipitation. This protection can be given by damp proof courses, trays and flashings (se

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

An external solid wall in conditions of "severe exposure" should be constructed with – (a) brickwork or stonework at least 328 mm thick, dense aggregate concrete blockwork at least 250 mm thick, or li

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

An external solid wall in conditions of "very severe exposure" should be protected by external impervious cladding.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

A full or partial fill insulating material may be placed in the cavity between the outer leaf and an inner leaf of masonry subject to the following conditions – (a) the suitability of a wall for insta

NI-wide·Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture

Damp proof courses should be provided to direct moisture towards the outside – (a) where the downward flow of moisture would be interrupted at an obstruction, e.g. at a lintel (see Diagram 6.3(b)); (b

NI-wide·Technical Booklet D Structure

Diagram 4C.9 Differences in ground level a) examples of ground level differences b) maximum permitted differences in ground level Notes: 1 Floor slabs in fig (b) have been omitted for clarity and ma

NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

Every storey (including a basement storey) in a dwellinghouse which does not have alternative escape routes leading to their own exits should have an emergency egress window for escape or rescue purpo

NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

where it is a dormer or roof window – be positioned as shown on Diagram 2.1; be located remote from the escape route; and comply with paragraph 2.9.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

Emergency egress windows from roof space conversions of 2 storey dwellinghouses. (a) Dormer window – bottom of opening 800–1100 mm above floor level at eaves. (b) Roof window (rooflight) – bottom of o

NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

Where a thermoplastic material is used as a lining to protect a wall or ceiling but is not fully bonded to a non-thermoplastic substrate the surfaces of both the thermoplastic material and the substra

NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

Other than in a protected stairway a rooflight may be of a classification lower than the relevant Class given in Table 3.1 provided that – (a) where it is – (i) a plastic material which has a lower su

NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

Protection against the external spread of fire from one building to another is related to – (i) the distance between a building and each of its relevant boundaries (see paragraph 5.9); and (ii) the ex

NI-wide·Technical Booklet F1 Conservation of Fuel and Power in Dwellings

When modifying a thermal element (such as insulating a roof space or filling the cavity in a wall) it is essential to consider the technical risks that may arise. For example, condensation is a major

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

The masonry core should be continuous to the underside of the roof.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

Pipes and ducts that penetrate a floor separating habitable rooms in different flats and maisonettes should be enclosed for the full height in each flat and maisonette (see Diagram 3.17). The enclosu

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

The ceiling should be supported by one of the following methods – (a) independent joists fixed only to the surrounding walls. A clearance of at least 25 mm should be left between the top of the indepe

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

For the junction detail between floor treatment 1 and wall treatment 1 (see Diagram 4.5).

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

Where this treatment is used to improve an existing timber floor, a layer of mineral wool (minimum thickness 100 mm, minimum density 10 kg/m3) should be laid between the joists in the floor cavity. T

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

For the junction detail between floor treatment 2 and wall treatment 1 (see Diagram 4.7).

NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound

In the case of the junction between a solid masonry separating wall type 1 and the ceiling void and roof space, the solid wall need not be continuous to the underside of the structural floor or roof p

NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact

Technical Booklet H: 2012 covers Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact. The booklet includes guidance on Performance and introduction to provisions covering: Stairs, ladders, ramps and th

NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact

The Building Regulations are made for specific purposes, primarily securing the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people and for the conservation of fuel and power. Standards and technical ap

NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact

Where this Technical Booklet makes reference to a named standard, the relevant version of the standard is the one listed in the Appendix. However, if this version has been replaced or updated by the i

NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact

The diagrams in this Technical Booklet supplement the text. They do not show all the details of construction and are not intended to illustrate compliance with any other requirement of the Building Re