Building Regulations Design

As well as meeting the planning policy requirements, all buildings must also conform to the Building Regulations at the time of construction. A Building Regulations design would involve things like the structural design, thermal envelope, fire strategy, drainage etc. and will help contractors to carry out estimates and construction works by providing comprehensive details and specifications.

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Note: While the building regulations generally relate to the field of architectural design, the structural design of a building (relating to Part A of the Building Regulations) must always be developed by a qualified engineer.

What is it for

A building regulations application needs to be submitted to Building Control for almost all construction projects. The drawings required for this are more detailed than those needed for Planning Permission and will therefore need to be produced separately and to a greater technical specification. In the case of smaller scale projects, such as house alterations, where few specialist consultants would be involved, building regulations drawings are also the ones used by the contractors for construction.

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What is being designed

The building regulations design stage focuses on how a building functions - this means that aspects of the scheme, such as energy efficiency, sustainability, buildability and adaptability are more dependent on this part of the design, rather than the planning stage design, which is more focused on aesthetics and functionality. At Benetact we advocate that both design stages ought to be considered as part of the grander architectural scheme and should be developed in relation to each other, and the distinction between the two stages, though useful, is more of an administrative one rather than a design one.

Our strong technical knowledge and excellent building regulations design success rate gives us an edge over our competitors – our clients can be reassured that all aspects of their project are considered and planned for from the very beginning, and that their best interest is safeguarded by design.