Planning, building and the environment

Informing Building Control Bodies about the withdrawal of structural design standards (British Standards) and updating Approved Documents A and C

Published	4 February 2010
Type(s)	Circular and official letters, Good practice and guidance
Site	Planning, building and the environment
Price	Free

Summary

This divisional circular letter informs Building Control Bodies about the introduction of a suite of new British Standards (BSs) for structural design, based on European Standards often called the Eurocodes, and the associated withdrawal by British Standards Institution in March 2010 of conflicting BS design standards, some of which are referenced in the Building Regulations Approved Documents, particularly Approved Document A (Structure).

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