Scottish Government

Frequently Asked Questions

• FAQ for the Home Owner
• FAQ - Removal of Crown Immunity from Building Regulations

Low Carbon

• Progress Report on the Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland
• A Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland (The Sullivan Report)
• Zero-Carbon Homes Relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax

General Guidance Leaflets

• Guide to fees charged for services undertaken by BSD
• A Home Owner's Guide to Cavity Wall Insulation
• Noise - Guidance on home improvements
• Domestic Boiler Guidance
• Non Domestic Boiler Guidance
• Replacement Windows To 1 and 2 Storey Houses
• Alterations to Existing Kitchens to 1 and 2 Storey Houses
• Minor Building Work to 1 and 2 Storey Houses
• Alterations to Existing WCS, Bathrooms and Shower Rooms to 1 and 2 Storey Houses
• Home Improvements - A Sustainability guide
• Protective Barriers in Existing Non-Domestic Buildings

Certification Guidance

• Certification Structural Design
• Certification Electrical Installation to BS 7671
• Certification Energy Design
• Procedural Guidance on Certification including Information to be submitted with a Building Warrant Application
• Structural Design not certified by an Approved Certifier
• Electrical Installations not certified by an Approved Certifier

Guidance for the Professional

• Electrical work not requiring a warrant (Domestic)
• Electrical work not requiring a warrant (Non-Domestic)
• Combustion appliances and associated work not requiring a warrant (Domestic)
• Combustion appliances and associated work not requiring a warrant (Non-Domestic)
• Plumbing installation not requiring a warrant (Domestic)
• Plumbing installation work not requiring a warrant (Non-Domestic)

Removal of Crown Immunity from Building Regulations

• The Scottish Building Standards Procedural Guidance for Crown Buildings

Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

• Report on Scottish Government Approach to Implementing Section 63 Energy Performance of Non-Domestic Buildings