2025/026: An authority's decision to refuse to grant a waiver of the Building Code for multiple isolated steps on access routes
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Summary
This determination considers an authority’s decision to refuse to grant a building consent subject to a waiver from Building Code clause D1.3.3(i) for the proposed construction of isolated steps between multiple bedrooms and prefabricated ‘pods’ containing sanitary fixtures at a multi-storey university student accommodation building.
The determination considers the intended use of the building and whether the steps are on access routes.