THE BUILDING RULES and REGULATIONS
In England and Wales the law requires that solid fuel installations follow some simple rules about fire protection and The Chimney Effect laid out in the Building Regulations. Advice on how to meet the rules is given in the supplementary Document J which, though not compulsory, provides a pretty clear set of instructions outlining current best practice - this is the place to look to find out how a stove, fireplace or chimney should be installed. The same legal framework applies in the Republic of Ireland, but Scotland and Northern Ireland are slightly different.
|  ENGLAND and WALES |
Government Website: http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/buildingregulations/
The England and Wales Building Regulations
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents/made
Approved Document J- Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (2010 Version) http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADJ_2010.pdf
Approved Document L1A: Conservation of fuel and power (New dwellings) (2010 edition)
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADL1A_2010.pdf
Approved Document L1B: Conservation of fuel and power (Existing dwellings) (2010 edition)
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADL1B_2010.pdf
Domestic Heating Compliance Guide
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_PTL_DOMHEAT.pdf
|  SCOTLAND |
Government Website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards
Domestic Technical Handbook (2009): http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/pubtech/techdom2009/
Domestic Technical Handbook (2010): http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/pubtech/thb2010dom
|  REPUBLIC of IRELAND |
Government Website: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/
Building Control Act 2007: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/RHLegislation/FileDownLoad,5078,en.pdf
Approved Document J - Heat Producing Appliances: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1650,en.pdf
|  NORTHERN IRELAND |
Government Website: http://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/sections/?secid=5
|  ISLE of MAN |
Government Website: http://www.gov.im/
Building Regulations: http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/transport/planning/plan/buildingregulations2007270407.pdf
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