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Many thanks telectrix. Much obliged to you.not a part p requrement, but BS7671 has a reg.( forget the no.) about division of curcuits to minimise danger/inconvenience when 1 circuit fails, so it would be the better option to have both lights and sockets for the new floor eachon their own circuit.
It is in England & Wales, but don't think thats the question being asked?
part p compliance should be achieved through his biulding contol for the build. BC can inspect electrical work as part of the project.
I understood that "but is that a part P requirement?" was referring to whether the new floor lighting should have its own circuit, or a separate circuit. It was nothing to do with whether it is notifiable or not.
I guess we all interpret the questions differently when not exactly very clear in the OP's question.
My interpretation of the Op's question is;
'If I put in a new lighting circuit for the new storey, is that subject to notification under Part P'?
Which of course would be yes but I see the view others are taking which is also correct in that it is NOT a requirement of Part P to put in a new circuit!
Perhaps I'm reading too much into it!
How on earth did you get that from the OP's question?
Hello All, I'm very grateful to you for your attention.@Dumkopf
As well as the lighting question, are you aware that, when you make your house 3-storey, you will need to install interlinked smoke alarms on all storeys of the house?
I guess you have a building notice for this work? You need to make sure this sort of thing is covered, or your friendly Building Control operative will be less than friendly.
I can now see why you were confused by my question; if I'd used the word "wiring" instead of "circuit" I'm sure it would have been clearer. Thanks again for all your advice.Part Pee doesn't require you to do anything
Its up to you what you install , Part Pee only comes into play if you add new wiring and don't have it signed off
There are several ways to achieve this
Use a Part Pee domestic sparks
Use a Part Pee 3rd party
Pay the BC to do your Part Pee
Only applies if you need new wiring , if you just modify the existing then non of the above matters
Part Pee doesn't require you to do anything
Wrong.
Part P applies to all electrical work.
The legislation says this
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and you’d want all of the electrical work to comply with that!
the APPROVED DOCUMENT, however, is guide (not law) on how one can comply with the Statute.
the APPROVED DOCUMENT basically recommends that a way is that you comply with wiring regulations (BS7671). It also details certain works that the Local Authorities would like to know about (notify).
And there’s a load of fluff about how that works.
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