The Building Safety (Description of Higher-Risk Building) (Design and Construction Phase) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Description of higher-risk building

3.  A higher-risk building for the purposes of section 120I(2) of the Building Act 1984 is a building (including a structure) that—

(a)is—

(i)at least 18 metres in height (when measured in accordance with regulation 4), or

(ii)has at least 7 storeys (when calculated in accordance with regulation 5), and

(b)contains—

(i)at least one residential unit,

(ii)a hospital that has at least one bed intended for use by a person admitted to the premises for an overnight stay,

(iii)a care home, or

(iv)a children’s home, and

(c)is not an excluded building (see regulation 6).