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Building Bye-laws (Jersey): Proposed amendments

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A decision made on 7 April 2014:

Decision Reference:      MD-PE-2014-0029

Decision Summary Title :

Building  Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007

Date of Decision Summary:

28/03/2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director

Building Control

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Proposed amendments to the Part 6 requirements of the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) and the Technical Guidance published in support of those requirements.

Date of Written Report:

28/03/2014

Written Report Author:

Director

Building Control

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Proposed amendments to the Part 6 requirements of the second schedule to the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007, as amended, and revisions to the Technical Guidance approved for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with those requirements.

Decision(s): The Minister approved the publication of a revised Technical Guidance Document Part 6,  2014 Edition, in support of the building bye-law requirements relating to drainage, sanitation, hot water storage and water efficiency

Reason(s) for Decision: To improve building standards in relation to drainage, sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency.

 

Resource Implications:   Allowed for in Department’s 2014 business plan.

 

Action required:

  • Minister to publish revised Technical Guidance Document.
  • Minister to amend the building bye-laws (Jersey) 2007.

Signature:

 

 

Position:  Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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Building Bye-laws (Jersey): Proposed amendments

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPORT TO

 THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

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3/09/6

28 March 2014

 

Proposed amendments to the Part 6 requirements of the Building bye-laws (Jersey) 2007 and the Technical Guidance published in support of those requirements.

 

1.     Purpose of the Report.

 To seek the Minister’s formal approval for revised technical guidance to be  published in support of the drainage, sanitation, hot water safety and water               efficiency requirements of the building bye-laws. (2014 Edition of the Part 6               Technical Guidance Document attached).

 

  1. Background.

 In September 2013, the Minister approved the release of a draft technical guidance               document entitled, drainage, hygiene and hot water storage for public               comment. (MD-PE-2013-0108). That document was published on the gov.je               website on 7 October 2013. Comments on the proposals were invited to be               submitted on or before 25 November 2013.

 

  1. Main changes in the revised Document.

The Technical Guidance Document - Part 6, has been updated to reflect changes to British Standards and to provide guidance on meeting new bye-law requirements aimed at improving water efficiency in newly constructed homes. The opportunity has also been taken to combine the technical guidance currently published in support of the Part requirements into a single document. An outline of the main changes can be found on the inside of the front cover to the Technical Guidance Document. 

 

  1. Discussion on comments received.

 A summary of the findings of the consultation process is set out in Appendix 1.   Only four completed questionnaires were received therefore this cannot be               regarded as statistically meaningful, or an accurate account of public opinion. The               completed questionnaires do however show general support for the proposed               changes. Each of the points raised has been addressed by officer comments and               none are considered sufficient to warrant any significant changes to the draft               guidance.

 

  1. Legal and Resource Implications

 The Minister is empowered under Article 32 of the Planning and Building (Jersey)               Law 2002, to publish Technical Guidance for the purposes of providing guidance on               any requirement of the Building Bye-laws. There are no Departmental resource               implications arising from the publication of the document. 

 

  1. Recommendation

 That the Minister:

 

  1. Endorses the response to the comments received, and authorises officers to publish this as a formal response to the consultation; and

 

  1. Publishes the revised Technical Guidance Document Part 6, to take effect from 01/07/14, for the purposes of providing guidance on meeting the requirements in Part 6 of the second schedule to the building bye-laws (Jersey) 2007, as amended. 

 

 

 

 

Written by:

Director – Building Control

 

Attachments:

  • Appendix 1:  Summary of findings of consultation responses.
  • 2014 Edition  - Technical Guidance Document - Part 6

 

File ref: 3/09/6

 

 

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