News - Building Standards, Planning and Building
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30 June 2020
COVID-19 Guidance for Building Owners
Scottish Government have issued a guidance note designed to assist building owners considering COVID-19 adaptations to understand the application of building regulations to such works.
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29 May 2020
Remote Verification Inspections - Building Standards Inspection
By following Scottish Government guidance to help protect everyone from the spread of COVID-19 our on-site Building Standards service is presently suspended. However, to support the local…
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23 August 2019
Building Standards – Inspections (West)
I’m pleased to advise that David Atkinson has recently been appointed Building Standards Inspector covering our West Inspection Area.
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24 July 2019
Fire and Smoke Alarms – Factsheet
The Scottish Government have produced a factsheet advising homeowners what they need to know about changes in legislation relating to fire and smoke alarms coming into force in February 2021.
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27 May 2019
Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division awards
At the Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) AGM held at Peebles Hydro, 17 May 2019, Orkney Islands Council were successful in the Building Standards Division (BSD) National Building…
