Approved Document J 2022 amendments: circular 03/2022

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Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Circular 03/2022

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

29July 2022

THE BUILDING ACT 1984

THE BUILDING REGULATIONS 2010

Amended Approved Document to support the following requirements of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010:

•PART J COMBUSTION APPLIANCES AND FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS

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INTRODUCTION

1.On behalf of the Secretary of State I draw your attention to the revision of Approved Document J (Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems).

2.The amended Approved Document will come into force on 1 October 2022 in the circumstances set out in the formal notice of approval in Annex A to this

Circular.

3.The purpose of this Circular is to:

• draw attention to the amendments made to Approved Document J (Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems).

• announce the approval and publication of the amended Approved Document.

APPLICATION OF THE GUIDANCE

4.The changes made to Approved Document J apply only to buildings and building work in England.

TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

5.The changes made to Approved Document J come into force on 1 October 2022. The 2010 edition of Approved Document J incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments will continue to apply to the building work to which it relates, provided:

a. it has started before that day; or b. work for which-

(i) a building notice has been given to a local authority before that day,

(ii) an initial notice has been given to a local authority and not rejected by it before that day,

(iii) an amendment notice has been given to a local authority and not rejected by it before that day,

(iv) full plans have been deposited before that day, and work commences within three months beginning on that day; or c. that for work where no notification is required (see regulation 12(6) of the Building Regulations 2010), the work commences within three months beginning on that day.

Please note that “building notice”, “initial notice”, “amendment notice” and “full plans” have the meanings given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010.

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APPROVED DOCUMENTS

6.Approved Document J has been amended to extend the provisions to install carbon monoxide alarms in support of requirement J3 “Warning of release of carbon monoxide”.

7.Annexes A and B to this Circular give the Notice of Approval for the amended

Approved Document and the Notice of Withdrawal of Approval of previous editions of the amended Approved Document, subject to the transitional provisions.

8.The Approved Documents are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/approved-documents or paper copies may be ordered from RIBA Bookshops (www.ribabookshops.com)

ENQUIRIES

9.All enquiries on matters covered by this Circular should be addressed to:

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Technical Policy Division, Fry Building

2Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

Tel: 0303 444 0000

E-mail: enquiries.br@levellingup.gov.uk

Date: 29 July 2022

Signed:

V Molho

An Assistant Secretary in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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Building Act 1984

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Building Act 1984