Building Standards

Expanded list of details to be submitted

The list below is taken from the Procedural Handbook and is an expansion of the details contained in schedule 2 of the Building (Scotland) (Procedure) Regulations 2004.

  • the level of the site of the building, lowest floor, and adjacent ground (including any road), all in relation to one another and some known datum.
  • the position, materials and dimensions of foundations, walls, windows (including opening area and direction of opening), doors (including direction of opening), floors, roofs, chimneys and flues, ventilators and ventilation ducts, stairs, landings and balconies, protective barriers and such other parts of the building as the verifier requests.
  • details of construction including any frame and size and position of reinforcing material.
  • details of calculation of loading and strength.
  • indication of compartment and separating walls and floors, and details of fire stopping.
  • position, materials and dimensions, including gauge or weight, of any damp-proof course or other moisture barrier.
  • position of any sanitary facility or other built in equipment.
  • position, materials, dimensions and form of any drainage or ventilation pipe (including the line, depth and inclination and means of ventilation of every drain and the relationship to any sewer, sewage treatment works or other outlet into which drains are to discharge).
  • position, materials, dimensions and form of any traps, manholes and access openings.
  • such particulars as are necessary to show that the works involved will be conducted in accordance with building regulations 13, 14 and 15.
  • the position and dimensions of any lift well, lift car, machine room and platform lift.
  • the escape routes available as means of escape from fire including dimensions.
  • the position of any ground hydrants, fire mains, and fire appliance access.
  • any supplementary information, as requested by a verifier, so as to allow an application to be properly considered, such as ground condition or fire engineering reports.

In addition, for dwellings:

  • the position and number of socket outlets and smoke alarms
  • the position of automatic fire detection in residential buildings.

Notes

  1. Some of the above may be presented in a written specification as the verifier may agree, or may not be required where an approved certifier of design is covering aspects such as the details of calculation of loading and strength. However, for complex buildings strategy diagrams for structure and fire may be required even where an approved certifier of design is used.
  2. Each drawing must have a unique reference number, to identify the drawing.
  3. One set to be coloured or shaded to clearly identify new work.
  4. Specifications or other written or figured statements must be signed by the applicant or duly authorised agent as being relative to the submitted plans.
  5. Revised plans to be coloured or shaded to clearly identify changes.