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if its an extension... sockets and switches can match the same height as existing fittings
Yes. That’s the point. And I had missed that it was an extension. Those socket heights only apply to new builds where all of the requirements of Part M come into play. Things like accessibility ramps, wider (wheelchair) doors for downstairs toilets, and much more.

@KevinH you can put the sockets etc to match the heights in the rest of the house, and in the floor for your problem locations.

You can download the Approved document here https://assets.publishing.service.g...BR_PDF_AD_M1_2015_with_2016_amendments_V3.pdf

This is the key point in the introduction
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Nobody has mentioned the easiest 2 solutions:

Sink a couple of feet of uni-strut into the concrete floor and fasten a metal-clad socket to that.

Glue a standard back-box to the glass panel.
 
Install as planned then just write on minor works as a deviation from height regs, that way you've "followed" regs re certification and CYA'd by advising of the deviation on the paperwork
 
Install as planned then just write on minor works as a deviation from height regs, that way you've "followed" regs re certification and CYA'd by advising of the deviation on the paperwork
But it doesn't need noting as (in your scenario) it would be a deviation from Building Regs, not BS7671?

I've just had architect drawings for a new build in scotland and our sockets are supposed to be at 400mm. However it includes floor sockets for the property so clearly nobody else has an issue with it! I don't.
 
Doesn't BS7671 stipulate install heights and location as well as found in building regs?

Either way you're recording it somewhere relevant and covering your arse, that's how I do it but I'm still learning
 
BS7671 does not stipulate heights, only to say that sockets go in places where damage wont be caused to them by insertion of a plug.

That august publication, the OSG, mentions 450/1200mm heights of sockets etc, but states that these only apply to new builds. At least they got that right!
 

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