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Nightjar wrote:
On 27/09/2012 12:20, charles wrote:
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tim..... wrote:

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tim..... wrote:

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I'm considering putting narrower doors on my 2 bedrooms. They are
currently 762mm (30in), but making one of them narrower (686mm,
27in) enables a much better use of space in the back bedroom; thus
to keep them matching I should probably change both (the doors are
near each other).

Its illegal to do that actually.

It might be a breach of building regs, that doesn't make it illegal

tim



Building regulations have teeth...

that still doesn't pass the test for "illegal"

It is a legal requirement to comply with the Building Regulations.
Failing to comply is therefore "illegal".

As I read The Building Act 1984 it is not actually a legal requirement
to comply with the Building Regulations. The Act merely gives the Local
Authority the right, within a limited period of time, to take
enforcement action against someone who has breached them, which is not
the same thing. I would therefore conclude that failing to comply with
the Building Regulations is unlawful, but not illegal.

but the local authority probably has a relevant by-law.

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