2025/026: An authority’s decision to refuse to grant a waiver of the Building Code for multiple isolated steps on access routes - 129 Ilam Road, Ilam, Christchurch
- Abbreviation
- 2025/026
- Valid from
- 5/06/2025
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Determination,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
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.
Decision
In accordance with section 188 of the Building Act 2004, the authority’s decision to refuse to grant the building consent subject to a waiver from clause D1.3.3(i) for the isolated steps on the access routes between the student accommodation standard bedrooms and the adjoining ensuite pods has been confirmed.