I'll have to have another look at that building regulation (I'm not in a =
situation where it has to be applied in anger). However, I thought that =
the public policy was that all building should be "built for life", i.e. =
all residential buildings should be built on the assumption that their=20 owners will stay in them when elderly, which does happen quite a lot.
I can certainly find references to some "Building for Life" rules being=20 in the Building Regs, and it looks like work done for many councils=20 would need to comply.
The Part M guidance document is too big for me to be sure of its scope=20 on a quick scan, but I overstated the required heights. Telephone=20 sockets should be at 400 to 1000mm above floor level, with the lower end =
of the range preferred.
There are a lot of exemptions for rework on existing buildings, although =
you can't make things worse.
Actually, section 0.1a appears to say it applies to all new build dwellin= gs.