Building Regulation, lenght of approval

[dusty]

A Building control approved inspector for a large company has stated that, if he has approval for several buildings on the one site, provided building work has started on one of the buildings then all other buildings on the site are also protected from the need to apply any future changes to legislation or ACOP's.
Is this corect I understood that approval lasted for only 3 years and that construction must have started on each indivdual building for a statory bar to apply.
Any Building Regulations exsperts out there?

[nearlythere]

A Building control approved inspector for a large company has stated that, if he has approval for several buildings on the one site, provided building work has started on one of the buildings then all other buildings on the site are also protected from the need to apply any future changes to legislation or ACOP's.
Is this corect I understood that approval lasted for only 3 years and that construction must have started on each indivdual building for a statory bar to apply.
Any Building Regulations exsperts out there?

If you ask the BC office for the area concerned they will advise you as they are required to do.

[wee brian]

Its probably all dealt with under one project - so the AI is treating it that way.
Theres no case law that would suggest otherwise.


It doesn't get them off the hook regarding the Fire Safety Order or other H&S requirements.

The transisitional provisions do vary a bit. Some of the energy conservation changes would hit a job even when the plans had been submitted before the change. What are they trying to avoid?