Building Regulations Book

Planet Building Control’s director, Andy Crooks, co-authors a book covering the legal, administrative, and technical aspects of building regulations, a link to which can be found here:

The book is available in paperback or Kindle. Andrew is currently collaborating with his fellow authors on the 15th edition, which will be available in late 2026 or early 2027. It will include all the relevant amendments introduced by the Building Safety Act and the raft of statutes enacted. They may also be downloaded from the link above.

Government’s Approved Document Series

The government publishes a series of approved documents which support compliance with the relevant scheduled requirements of the Building Regulations. They have published a merged version of all statutory guidance, which can be sourced here:

Please be aware that new, approved documents for Part B are not included in the merged version. They may also be downloaded at the above link.

Duty holders – Roles and responsibilities

No matter how minor the work being undertaken is, in England and Wales, you are responsible as a duty holder.

This guidance will help you identify your responsibilities if you are the principal designer, designer, principal contractor, or contractor for the client in whose building the work is to be undertaken.

If you are undertaking controlled work, you, your designer, and your contractor must follow the procedures in the building regulations. A building control regulator cannot issue a completion or final certificate if you do not.