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With the UK’s colonial past being highlighted by the Black Lives Matters movement and others a light has been shone on the historical legacy of street, building and monument names. As a result many local councils are looking at requests to explain or re-name streets and buildings to avoid links to…
LABC have launched our Strategic Review document for 2019. Entitled 'Raising Standards in Public Service Building Control,' it outlines the strategic developments we've been working on including:
Working with MHCLG to implement the Hackitt reforms
Helping local authorities review, transform…
Plymouth City Council's building control team have launched their new builders list. This new initiative focuses on quality, consistency and a commitment to regular training and updates.
Ten local construction firms have so far made the list and they joined the building control team for the…
Shortlisted Finalists Anne BeswetherickLocal Authority: Cornwall CouncilRegion: South West Danny HansProject Team: Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue ServiceLocal Authority: 3C Shared ServicesRegion: East Anglia David PrattLocal Authority: Derbyshire Building Control…
The Welsh Government has amended Approved Document B volumes 1 and 2, with new regulations and guidance to be implemented on 1st January 2016.
The amendments to the documents arise from the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Regulations, resulting in a new Section 7A ‘Automatic Fire Suppression…
Responding to the budget by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, LABC Chief Exec Lorna Stimpson said,
“Understandably the budget was dominated by the government's response to coronavirus. And the Chancellor was correct to say it was the key urgent challenge but not the only challenge the country faces…
Following on from Dame Judith Hackitt’s invitation to LABC to participate in three working groups, LABC’s Commercial Director, Martin Taylor, has now been asked to sit on an additional Golden Thread working group.
The Golden Thread group will focus on key points from the interim report into into…
LABC Warranty have produced a resource 'Fire Safety for Relevant Buildings' that brings together fire safety legislation and guidance for a range of elements that make up the external wall/envelope of relevant buildings.
Aimed at architects, engineers, property developers, build…
Any walls that are not part of a house or extension are unlikely to be controlled by building regulations unless these provide support to the foundations of another building.
Many local councils will have restrictions on the height of walls and fences and you should check with your local…
On Thursday 2 November, the LDSA hosted their annual President’s Lunch. This year was slightly different to usual as they were celebrating their 30th anniversary, and therefore decided to push the boat out a bit, choosing the fabulous Altitude 360 in the Millbank Tower to host the event.
The…