Building Regulations and Approved Documents index
An enhanced Manual to the Building Regulations designed to be clear and useful for a range of audiences, and a fully searchable PDF of all Approved Documents.
Applies to England
The Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt made a number of recommendations to enhance the safety of buildings, including to reinstate an enhanced
and to publish a fully searchable PDF of all Approved Documents.This new edition of the manual has been designed to be clear and useful for a range of audiences, and is split into two volumes: an accessible overview and a more detailed set of guidance.
Manual to the Building Regulations
Approved Documents
Download the fully searchable PDF of the Approved Documents
Archived single Approved Documents
Find archived separate versions of all the Approved Documents.
Last updated
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Added March 2023 edition of the Merged Approved Documents, incorporating 2022 editions of Approved Document R1, Approved Document R2; 2022 amended editions of Approved Document B1, Approved Document B2, Approved Document J; 2023 amended editions of Approved Document L1, Approved Document L2.
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Added June 2022 edition of the Merged Approved Documents, incorporating 2021 editions of Approved Document F1, Approved Document F2, Approved Document L1, Approved Document L2, Approved Document O and Approved Document S.
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Added July 2021 edition of the Merged Approved Documents, incorporating 2020 editions of Approved Document B1 and Approved Document B2.
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First published.
Update history
2024-10-01 16:25
Added October 2024 edition of the Merged Approved Documents, incorporating 2024 editions of Approved Document G, Approved Document M, Volume 2 and Approved Document T.
2023-03-08 15:15
Added March 2023 edition of the Merged Approved Documents, incorporating 2022 editions of Approved Document R1, Approved Document R2; 2022 amended editions of Approved Document B1,Approved Document B2, Approved Document J; 2023 amended editions of Approved Document L1, Approved Document L2.
2022-06-15 10:47
Added June 2022 edition of the Merged Approved Documents, incorporating 2021 editions of Approved Document F1, Approved Document F2, Approved Document L1, Approved Document L2, Approved Document O and Approved Document S.