Building Regulations (External Retaining and Load-Bearing Walls) Bill

Key Points

• Amends Building Regulations (2010) to regulate external retaining walls and load-bearing walls.
• Sets technical standards for the design, construction and maintenance of these walls.
• Clarifies enforcement and compliance through building control processes.
• Affects new buildings and certain alterations or repairs as defined by the regulations.
• Is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons.

Progress

The Bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons and has not yet progressed to Committee or Third Reading.