New guidance aims to help improve building warrant process

Developed with key stakeholders to support the wider work of the Building Standards Futures Board, the information is designed to support understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the people involved from design through construction and at completion.

Aimed at all applicants and agents submitting a building warrant application, it provides procedural and technical checklists and promotes using competent professionals to help produce a quality application as they have the knowledge and understanding of the system, process and regulations.

The content of the guidance covers the following key areas:

• Building standards system and warrant process
•  Roles and responsibilities
• Who should submit a building warrant application
• What makes a quality application
• Project and application types
•  List of useful building standards guidance
• Checklists of what to submit with a building warrant application.

Free to download, it aims to improve the consistency and accuracy of information submitted to verifiers to improve handling of building warrant applications, reduce the time taken to grant warrants and provide clarity on both procedural and technical requirements when making an application. First published on 27 August 2021, the guidance can be accessed here.