Regulation 5: Does the new Approved Document M: Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings, edition 2015 apply in full to a change of use of a building to flats?
Sections 0.10 to 0.12 of Approved Document M: Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings, edition 2015 of the Building Regulations aims to define when a building undergoes a change of use. Not all the requirements in Approved Document M apply where there is a change of use of a building to flats.