HSE publishes guidance on change control and notifiable changes

Article summary

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on how to apply for change control for construction projects involving higher-risk buildings. The guidance asserts that after the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) approves the building control approval application, owners can make changes and inform the BSR about notifiable changes. When creating a change control application for major changes, it's crucial to stop building works related to that change and wait for the BSR's approval. Notifiable changes must be informed to the BSR before work can start. Multiple changes are to be included in the same application if they are related but separate submissions must be made for staged changes.