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This determination considers whether a proposed horse shelter was exempt from the need for a building consent under Schedule 1 of the Act and also whether the authority was correct to refuse to issue an exemption under Schedule 1(2).  The determination discusses what an authority can consider when considering whether to grant a discretionary exemption under Schedule 1(2).

Discussed whether the building work classified as an exemption under Schedule 1 (17; 15) of the Act including whether the building work constituted a conservatory, porch or veranda, what definitions exist for these phrases and whether the building work was on the ‘ground or first-storey level’. Also discussed if the building work classified for an exemption under Schedule 1(2) of the Act.

This determination considers the compliance of door thresholds to a proposed gymnasium in a school where the threshold incorporates a change in level of 20mm between the external and internal surfaces.  The determination assesses the detail against the Acceptable Solutions D1/AS1, C/AS4 and E2/AS1 and discusses the terms “stepped threshold”, “weather stop” and “isolated step”.