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The Agency was formed on 21 June 2004. It was set the responsibility to carry out the duties of the Scottish Government as set out in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. The 2003 Act introduced a new building standards system in Scotland, which started on 1 May 2005. The building standards system is set out to protect the public interest in the ...
Building regulations that apply across England and Wales are made under powers set out in the Building Act 1984 (c. 55) while those that apply across Scotland are set out in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. The Building Act 1984, as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), permits detailed regulations to be made by the Secretary of ...
Any new construction project, or projects that will alter the use, appearance, and other changes to the use of land of buildings in Scotland, is subject to planning permission under Scots law. Currently, the planning system in Scotland is made up of three main parts – Development Plans, Development Management, and Enforcement – each with ...
English: These Regulations revoke and replace the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1981 to 1987. The Regulations apply to any construction, alteration or change of use of a building, subject to certain exceptions (regulation 3 and Schedule 1).
English: These Regulations make further amendments to the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 (the “1990 Regulations”). The amendments deal mainly with Part D (Structural Fire Precautions), Part E (Means of Escape from Fire, Facilities for Fire-fighting and Means of Warning of Fire), Part J (Conservation of Fuel and Power), Part M (Drainage and Sanitary Facilities) and with ...
A building control body is an organisation authorised to control building work that is subject to the Building Regulations in England and Wales (similar systems are provided in Northern Ireland, and in Scotland where the term 'building standards' is used. Such regulations or standards are also known as building codes in other parts of the world ...
English: These Regulations make further amendments to the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 by modifying the requirements in relation to construction of buildings consisting of five or more storeys and as to the provision of protective barriers; amending the application of the requirement to provide sanitary facilities; laying down new safety requirements for roof and window ...
The RIAS award was founded in 2002 by the architect Andrew Doolan, whose work included the Point Hotel in Edinburgh. The award is given to the best new building in Scotland, as judged by a jury of assessors. The value of the prize is £25,000, making it the largest prize for architecture in the UK. Initially the prize money came from Doolan ...