Approved Document 7
Materials and workmanship
Library
Wales building regulations
27 codes and guides, built from 131 documents. Each card is one code: its current edition on the front, older editions and amendments behind it.
27 codes shown
Technical guidance
21Approved Document A
Structure
Current
Current edition
Amendments and corrections
Related circulars and guidance
Approved Document B
Fire safety
Current
Current editions
Amendments and corrections
Older editions
- Archived approved document part B volume 1 (dwellinghouses)
- Archived approved document part B volume 2 (buildings other than dwellinghouses)
Related circulars and guidance
Approved Document F
Ventilation
Currentnew edition pending
Current editions
Pending editions and amendments
Older editions
Related circulars and guidance
Approved Document G
Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency
Approved Document J
Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
Approved Document L
Conservation of fuel and power
Currentnew edition pending
Current editions
- Approved Document L: conservation of fuel and power (volume 1)
- Approved Document L: conservation of fuel and power (volume 2)
Pending editions and amendments
- Approved Document L: volume 1 (dwellings) (takes effect on 4 March 2027)
- Approved Document L: volume 2 (buildings other than dwellings) (takes effect on 4 March 2027)
Amendments and corrections
Older editions
- Archived approved document part L1A, L1B, L2A, L2B amendment slip
- Archived Approved Document part L: 2014 (incorporating 2016 amendments) L2B (existing buildings other than dwellings)
- Archived Approved document part L: 2014 (incorporating 2016 amendments) L1A (new dwellings)
- Archived Approved document part L: 2014 (incorporating 2016 amendments) L1B (existing dwellings)
- Archived Approved document part L: 2014 (incorporating 2016 amendments) L2A (new buildings other than dwellings)
- Archived approved document part L: 2014 L1A (new dwellings)
- Archived approved document part L: 2014 L1B (existing dwellings)
- Archived approved document part L: 2014 L2A (new buildings other than dwellings)
- Archived approved document part L: 2014 L2B (existing buildings other than dwellings)
- Archived approved software programmes (Part L 2014)
Related circulars and guidance
Approved Document M
Access to and use of buildings
Current
Current edition
Amendments and corrections
Related circulars and guidance
Approved Document R
Physical infrastructure for electronic communications
Energy performance and calculation methodologies
Approved software, calculation methodologies and building services compliance
8 documents
Documents
- Archived domestic building services: compliance guide
- Building regulations for excepted energy buildings (WG 002/2018)
- Calculation of buildings' energy performance and new approved documents (WG 013/2014)
- Home energy guide template
- Nearly zero energy buildings (WGC 002/2021)
- Notice of Approval of the methodologies of calculation of the energy performance buildings
- Notice of approval of updated calculation methodologies in Wales (WGC 001/2023)
- Notice of approval of updated calculation methodologies in Wales (WGC 007/2022)
Managing health and safety in construction
HSE guidance on the CDM Regulations 2015
Current
Current edition
Legislation
2Fire Safety Act 2021
2021 edition
Current edition
Procedure and circulars
4Building control and approved inspectors
Welsh Government circulars on approved inspectors, registered approvers and the building control profession
No source document
Documents
- Amendment to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations (WG 001/2014)
- Approval of approved building inspectors (WG 007/2014)
- Approved building inspector final certificates (WG 009/2015)
- Building control by approved inspectors (WGC 001/2013)
- Building control by approved inspectors (WGC 003/2013)
- Change to designated body overseeing Approved Inspectors (WGC 008/2024)
- Changes to insurance schemes for approved inspectors (WG 005/2017)
- Changes to standards 6 and 7 of the building control performance standards (WG 001/2017)
- Closure of building air pressure testing scheme (WG 001/2015)
- Commencement of building work and regulation 37A (WG 007/2016)
- Designation of Building Control profession registration and oversight functions to the Building Safety Regulator and related Charging scheme (WGC 001/2024)
- New criteria for Approved Inspector insurance (WGC 006/2021)
- New insurance scheme provider for approved inspectors (WG 016/2017)
- New regulations supporting the Building Safety Act 2022: Restricted activities and functions and amendments to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc. ) Regulations 2010 (WGC 003/2024)
- New requirements for the Building Control profession in Wales (WGC 003/2023)
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance for approved inspectors (WG 006/2014)
- Publication of a revised charging scheme for the regulation of the building control profession (WGC 003/2025)
- Publication of a revised charging scheme for the regulation of the building control profession (WGC 005/2026)
- Publication of Investigation Procedure Statement (WGC 013/2024)
- Registered building control approvers regulations for Wales (WGC 012/2024)
- Removal of criteria for Approved Inspector insurance (WGC 004/2022)
- Revised versions of the standards, rules and codes for the building control profession (WGC 005/2025)
- Revised versions of the standards, rules and codes for the building control profession published (WGC 005/2024)
- Revised versions of the standards, rules and codes for the building control profession published (WGC 009/2024)
Building Safety Act implementation
Circulars on the regulations bringing the Building Safety Act 2022 into force in Wales
No source document
Documents
- Amendments to legislation: amendments consequential to the Building Safety Act 2022 and corrections (WGC 004/2026)
- New commencement and consequential regulations supporting the Building Safety Act 2022 (WGC 007/2024)
- New commencement and transitional regulations supporting the Building Safety Act 2022 (WGC 002/2024)
- New regulations implementing the Building Safety Act 2022: Description of higher-risk buildings; charges; registration, sanctions and appeals (WGC 005/2023)
- The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 and related regulations (WGC 002/2026)
Fire safety circulars
Cladding, fire doors, sprinklers and fire safety reviews
No source document
Documents
- Assessing design calculations for building cladding systems (WG 015/2017)
- Assessing external wall cladding for fire spread (WG 010/2018)
- Automatic fire suppression systems in care homes for children (WGC 010/2024)
- Guidance on fire door testing (WG 009/2018)
- Guidance on fire door testing (WG 009/2018): further information
- Interim report of building regulations and fire safety (WG 003/2018)
- Re-cladding of tall buildings (WG 014/2017)
Other Welsh Government circulars
Circulars on building regulations amendments and approved documents
No source document
Documents
- Amended building regulations and approved documents (WG 004/2018)
- Amendment building regulations and approved documents (WG 003/2014)
- Amendment slip: amendments to Approved Documents September 2013
- Amendments made by the Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (WG 001/2016)
- Amendments to Approved Documents (WGC 010/2020)
- Amendments to building regulation 37A and schedule 3 (WG 018/2017)
- Amendments to building regulations and approved documents (WG 004/2014)
- Approval notice
- Building (Amendment No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (WGC 011/2013)
- Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (WGC 004/2025)
- Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (WG 010/2013)
- Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (WG 005/2016)
- Building regulations circular (WGC 001/2019)
- Building Regulations Circulars (WGC 008/2020)
- Building Regulations Wales Circular (WGC 003/2020)
- Notice of approval
- Publishing of re-designed building regulations approved documents (WG 007/2017)
- The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (WG 007/2015)
- The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 and related regulation (WGC 001/2026)
- The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (WGC 007/2026)
- The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (WGC 001/2025)
- The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (WGC 003/2026)
- The Building Regulations (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2022 (WGC 005/2022)
- The Building Regulations etc. (amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (WGC 003/2022)