Approved Document R: Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks

DCLG This AD supports requirement R1 of Schedule 1 to theBuilding Regulations 2010. Requirement R1 is to equip new buildings, andexisting buildings subject to major renovation works, with the physicalinfrastructure to facilitate the future installation of copper cables, fibre orwireless devises capable of delivering broadband speeds greater than 30 Mbps. The requirement is to provide only the in-building physicalinfrastructure, not the external infrastructure or any network cabling orequipment.

Note that a standard copper telephone cable, when connected to a'fibre to the cabinet' network, can deliver broadband speeds up to 70 Mbps. This AD takes effect on 1 January 2017 for use inEngland. It does not apply to work started before 1 January 2017, or worksubject to a building notice, full plans application or initial noticesubmitted before that date.

Requirement R1 transposes article 8 of Directive2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 onmeasures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communicationsnetworks.