Making changes to a higher-risk building project
Publication Year
2026
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides details on what must be done before changing a project that has been approved by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Covers: assess and record changes, notifiable changes: tell BSR, major changes: get approval from BSR, other changes, how to submit changes to BSR, major changes: application decisions and charges.
Document History
Last updated: 1 October 2026 - Added building safety levy guidance. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-changes-to-a-higher-risk-building-project and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 27 March 2025.
Publisher Information
Building Safety Regulator
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is an executive non-departmental public body established in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy with statutory powers granted under the Building Safety Act 2022. The BSR is responsible for regulating higher-risk buildings, improving safety standards and raising levels of competence of those involved in building design and construction across England and Wales.
