Building Regulations in Brief

This tenth edition of the most popular and trusted guide reflects all the latest amendments to the Building Regulations, planning permission and the Approved Documents in England and Wales. This includes coverage of the recent changes to use classes, updated sections on planning permission, permitted development and application fees. We have included the revisions to Approved Document B (as a result of the Hackitt Review), as well as the latest changes to Approved Documents F and L, and the new documents O (overheating) and S (electric vehicle charging points), which come into effect in June 2022.

Giving practical information throughout on how to work with (and within) the Regulations, this book enables compliance in the simplest and most cost-effective manner possible. The no-nonsense approach of Building Regulations in Brief cuts through any confusion and explains the meaning of the Regulations. Consequently, it has become a favourite for anyone working in or studying the building industry, as well as those planning to have work carried out on their home. It is essential reading for all building contractors and subcontractors, site engineers, building engineers, building control officers, building surveyors, architects, construction site managers and DIYers.

Ray Tricker (MSc, IEng, CQP-FCQI, FIET, FCMI, FIRSE) is a Senior Consultant with over 50 years continuous service in Quality, Safety and Environmental Management, Project Management, Communication Electronics, Railway Command, Control and Signalling Systems, Information Technology and the development of Molecular Nanotechnology.

He served with the Royal Corps of Signals (for a total of 37 years) during which time he held various managerial posts culminating in being appointed as the Chief Engineer of NATO’s Communication Security Agency (ACE COMSEC).

Most of Ray’s work since leaving the Services has centered on the European Railways. He has held a number of posts with the Union International des Chemins de fer (UIC) [e.g. Quality Manager of the European Train Control System (ETCS)] and with the European Union (EU) Commission [e.g. European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Users Group Project Coordinator, HEROE Project Coordinator, ]. He was also a UKAS Assessor (for the assessment of certification bodies for the harmonization of the Trans-European, High Speed, Railway Networks) and recently he was appointed as the Quality, Safety and Environmental Manager for the Project Management Consultancy responsible for overseeing the multi-billion-dollar Trinidad Rapid Rail System.

Currently, as well as writing well over 60 books on diverse subjects such as, Quality, Safety and Environmental Management, Building, Wiring and Water Regulations for Taylor & Francis (under their Routledge imprints) and Elsevier (under their Butterworth-Heinemann and Newnes imprints!) he is busy assisting Small Businesses from around the world (usually on a no cost basis) to produce their own auditable Quality and/or Integrated Management Systems to meet the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 etc..

Samantha Alford (MSc, MCIPS) is an established technical author, instructor, business management specialist and data protection officer. She has over 35 years of continuous experience in compliance, governance and oversight and has worked in in the public, private, voluntary and charity sectors. Samantha served in the Royal Air Force for 17 years and had a wide and varied skillset.

Her MSc included a specialisation in performance measurement and management and she is also a certified GDPR practitioner, an IOSH health and safety manager, a quality auditor (internal, external and third party) and an experienced instructor. Her book GDPR-A Game of Snakes and Ladders was published by Routledge in February 2020.

Samantha has extensive experience in business management at both strategic and operational levels and her skillset includes planning, policy and business documentation, procedure development, contract management and performance measurement. She is a Director of Professional Procurement and Project Management Ltd, a project services company specialising in procurement and contract strategy, programme and project delivery, project support services and technical authorship.

Outside of work she is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce board.