Embassies: Building Regulations

(asked on 26th June 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether building regulations apply to the construction of embassies.


Answered by
Alex Norris Portrait
Alex Norris
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 3rd July 2025

The Building Regulations 2010 apply to all buildings in England, with specific exemptions given in Schedule 2. Embassies are expected to respect local laws, including the Building Regulations. Building Regulations may apply when somebody is putting up a new building, making material changes to a building, extending an existing building or altering building services.

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