On 16/03/2017 19:37, Phil L wrote:
wrote:
I'm thinking of replacing a pull-down loft ladder with a proper
staircase and door. The loft would still only be used for storage, but
someone thought the presence of a staircase invoked a pile of Building
Regs requirements.
Can anyone clarify whether there are any rules around this?

If it's a habitable room, then there's a raft of regulations to comply with,
fire doors, alarms etc.
If it's for storage, then i don't think any of these apply



It's just a very big boarded loft - roughly 70'x20'x10' - but, for the
foreseeable future, it's only going to be used for storage.