I'm not really an expert but I think it would depend on a few things ... however if you phone up building control and explain what you are doing then I am sure they will give a definitive anwser (and you'll have a record of the conversation right?).
Oddly enough, I asked a similar question to Dad's council's senior BCO this (got lucky and bumped into him whilst at the office to discuss a planning issue).
I only asked, because of fire safety implications (wanted to subdivide a dormer conversion, but would end up with a bedroom off a bedroom with no
*direct* access to stairs.
He answered the question with a "that's perfectly fine as long as the room has building regs compliant windows WRT firemans access/occupants escape". Simple.
Didn't say I needed a building notice. Which I never imagined I would - but I was aware of fire safety implications, which is why I asked.
So I agree completely, give them a call.
It would *never* occur to me to get a building notice on non-structural dry-wall work but all the same, it mustn't end up contravening the regs, which are mostly about common sense anyway. Pay attention to any aspects of this which would make things worse if, heaven forbid, you had a fire. Also, consider if the wall could help spread a fire in some way.
Surely if this is an old house with existing wiring, the heights of wall sockets won't be at issue? Ie, if the rest of the house has them positioned sensibly at a few inches above the skirting board, there's no compulsion to fit any new ones on the new stud partition at stupid heights is there?
Don't worry. Part M only applies to NEW buildings. Not even extensions to old buildings are currently covered though this may change in future. Rumour is that once the "10% of all inprovements are insulation" and "insulation survey on sale" are established that similar treatment for disability features will follow.
I honestly thought that this aspect (and many others) of Part M only applied to new builds? Or perhaps to extensions. I've not noticed this particular point as being required as part of minor mods to existing dwellings, when I've been going through a guidebook to the BR. I don't have the means to check right now, so I can't really give anything to back this up and concede I could be wrong.
Hmm. Thanks for the info. I *thought* I had a rough idea of scope of BC (Structural, Parts P,M,L and the bits I can't remember the letters for things like fire, ventilation and drainage.)
Does that mean I need a BNA to install a shower as opposed to just doing it correctly (yes, I am going to deal with ventilation and drainage requirements, I don't wish to rot my own dwelling. Roofs are expensive to fix!)
No, better not answer that, or I shall be required to retort in general (and not aimed at your good self) with an incredulous remark along the lines of: fascist-state/orifice/BNA/insert
;->
They can't even get people to comply with the obviously safety related parts of BC like not digging bloody great big holes right next to your neighbours house, how would they expect to check if my windowless-bathroom fan was upto scratch...
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