Revised building regulations amending the scope of Standard 4.14 and 6.11 come into force from 1 January 2025. Read more gov.scot/policies/build…

We have published a blog post on the Minister for Housing recognising excellence in Building Standards across Scotland at the recent Building Standards Leaders Forum. Read more blogs.gov.scot/building-stand…

Building regulations have been revised to give effect to Mr Rowley MSP’s final bill proposal to introduce a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard. Read more blogs.gov.scot/building-stand…

A public consultation on the review of fire safety topics including Cameron House hotel recommendations is now live and will close 7 March 2025. The consultation can be accessed at consult.gov.scot/local-governme…

Have your say! A customer satisfaction survey of Certification customers is currently live. Read more blogs.gov.scot/building-stand…

Consultation closes 7 March

The public consultation on the review of fire safety closes today. Have your say.

Building warrant fees in Scotland are changing from 1 April 2025 in support of the changes introduced through the Futures Board Programme to strengthen the building standards system in Scotland. Read more blogs.gov.scot/building-stand…

Learn more about the new role to strengthen building standards in Scotland ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals…

Housing Minister Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian has announced Scottish Government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report along with £10m for a new fund owners can apply to for an assessment of cladding in their buildings. More information here: bit.ly/FundingforUnsa…

We have just surpassed 2 MILLION submissions made in total through eDevelopment.scot since 2016!

The revised Building Standards Procedural Handbook Version 1.8 includes the revised table of fees applicable to all building warrant applications. The handbook takes effect from 1 April 2025 onwards. Read more gov.scot/publications/b…

Have your say!

Have your say. The customer satisfaction survey of certification customers closes this Wednesday.

The certification customer satisfaction survey closes at midnight. Have your say!

We were pleased to provide an update on the work of Building Standards Division, to members of the Local Authority Building Standards Scotland at their AGM today LABSS.

For almost three decades, representatives of the Scottish building standards community have worked with European colleagues to promote and develop building regulations. Read more blogs.gov.scot/building-stand…

A consultation on proposed updates to Building Standards guidance on Flooding and groundwater focusing on property flood resilience is now live and will close on 3 October. The consultation can be accessed at consult.gov.scot/housing-and-so…

We have been working to strengthen building standards compliance with the development of the Compliance Plan Approach (CPA). This follows recommendations by Professor John Cole, and the Building Standards Compliance & Enforcement Review Panel. Read more blogs.gov.scot/building-stand…