Housing standards review

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Posted on: 3 September 2013
By: mackene
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The government has launched a consultation which seeks views on the results of the recent review of building regulations and housing standards. The aim of the review is to rationalise the large number of codes, standards, rules, regulations and guidance that add unnecessary cost and complexity to the house building process while delivering quality, sustainability, safety and accessibility. The review was undertaken by a wide range of cross sectoral stakeholder working groups and this consultation sets out their proposals on: accessibility; space; security; water efficiency; energy; 8indoor environmental standards; materials; and process and compliance. Following this consultation, the government will set out clearly which housing standards will continue, and this will be accompanied by an associated planning statement. A period of transition will be allowed to phase out certain standards, such as the code for sustainable homes, due to existing contractual or legal commitments. For the handful of housing standards that will be kept, councils will only be able to apply them after conducting a rigorous viability and need assessment.

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