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Learning hours: 60

NQF level 4: BTEC Higher National – H2

Description of unit

This unit provides learners with a fundamental knowledge and understanding of the statutory building control process and the application of the Building Regulation requirements. Learners will interpret and apply planning and building control requirements to a range of different types of buildings.

Summary of learning outcomes

To achieve this unit a learner must:

1 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of the building control system and the primary legislation

2 Determine the origins of statutory regulations and controls in England and Wales 3 Analyse the legal issues related to enforcement of the statutory regulations and controls 4 Analyse and evaluate the issues involved in interpretation of the various statutory

controls and regulations and apply the knowledge gained to a range of construction situations.

Content

1 Principles of the building control

Structure and system of building control in England and Wales: the current system of Local Authority and Private Approved Inspectors, primary legislation, the role of central

government in the making of the legislation

2 Origins of statutory regulations and controls

Modern building control: the building design and construction process, a brief history of building control in England and Wales, the process of notification of a building control activity

3 Enforcement of the statutory regulations

Enforcement of building control legislation: applied to the construction process, dangerous structures and demolition. Enforcement of the building regulations through the magistrates court, enforcement of the building regulations through the service of notices, enforcement of dangerous structure legislation, the control of demolition work to protect the public safety, listing of building

4 Interpretation of the various statutory controls

Application and enforcement of the building regulations and approved documents: the building regulations and the approved documents, primary legislation requiring basic provisions and minimum standards

Outcomes and assessment criteria

Outcomes Assessment criteria for pass

To achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate the ability to:

1 Demonstrate an

understanding of the basic principles of the building control system and the primary legislation

· compare the two systems of control of a construction project

· describe the role of government in producing legislation for building control

· describe the application of the primary legislation 2 Determine the origins of

statutory regulations and controls in England and Wales

· explain the significant developments in legislation over the years that has resulted in the current system

· describe the various processes of submission and notification to a building control authority (ie full plans, building notice, initial notice)

· evaluate the uses and limitations of the above systems

3 Analyse the legal issues related to enforcement of the statutory regulations and controls

· determine the appropriate legislation for different situations

· describe the process of taking a case to court

· evaluate the process of serving a formal notice 4 Analyse and evaluate the

issues involved in

interpretation of the various statutory controls and regulations and apply the knowledge gained to a range of construction situations

· analyse the application of the Building Regulations to a range of developments up to and including medium rise commercial, industrial and residential developments

· describe and evaluate the requirements of primary legislation to control aspects such as provision of drainage, water supply, building over sewers etc

Guidance

Delivery

A mixture of lectures, projects and presentations is recommended. Group work is seen as productive with each member of the group being given a particular point to argue or support.

The use of visiting lecturers is encouraged given the specialist nature of much of the work.

The unit can be delivered in either year of the two year programme.

Assessment

It is recommended that evidence for learning outcomes is achieved through well-planned course work, assignments and projects. Assessment may be formative and summative and both may feature as part of the process. Although assessments must be focused on the individual achievement of each learner, group work and role-play activities may contribute to the assessment. Integrative assignments and project work will help to link this unit with other related units.

Where available, evidence from the workplace can also be incorporated to enhance the learning outcomes, provided that this evidence is appropriate and authenticated as the learner’s own work. The volume of evidence required for each assessment should take into account the overall number of assessments being contemplated within this unit and the design of the overall teaching programme.

Appropriate attention must be given to health, safety and welfare arrangements and CDM Regulations throughout the delivery of this unit.

In designing the assessment instruments, opportunities may also be included to generate evidence to meet the CIC Common Learning Outcomes and higher level skills appropriate to the outcomes of this unit, see Annex D and Annex F.

Links

This unit has strong links with Unit 1: Design Principles and Application, Unit 7:

Technology A, Unit 8: Technology B, Unit 22: Technology C and Unit 27: Design Technology.

Its content is relevant throughout the design of any programme designed from this suite of units.

The content of this unit has been designed and mapped against the 1998 CISC Occupational Standards and current NVQs at level 4. The mapping links indicate that the achievement of the learning outcomes of this unit will contribute skills, knowledge and understanding towards the

Resources

Access to the Building Regulations, approved documents, British and relevant European Standard Specifications, a range of design guides, manufacturers’ specifications, relevant legislation and advanced construction textbooks will be required.

Support materials Textbooks

· Clarke, H — Knight’s Building Control Law — (Tolley, 1995)

· Davis, L — Guide to the Building Regulations 1991 for England and Wales — (Butterworth Architecture, 1992)

· Downward, A — Building Control: A Guide to the Law — (College of Estate Management, 1992)

· Stephenson, J — The Building Regulations Explained 6th Edition — (E and FN Spon, 2000)

Other publications

· TSO — The Building Regulations and the Approved Documents

· TSO — The Building Act 1983