(More to the point) Why does it matter? It’s really important in the context of sorting out whether you need a building permit as if it’s not building works then the Building Act 1993 does not apply.
Having said that, I always thought this would be pretty easy to explain, but because the Building Act 1993 defines “building works” by exception – it’s actually not that easy.
“building work means work for or in connection with the construction, demolition or removal of a building”
What is easy to clarify is that it’s not civil works – stuff like e.g. bridges, silos, tunnels, structures …. no, actually a structure can also be a building, so the construction of some structures is building works! Mmm, let’s go back to some basics. Let’s start with the definition of a building: (more…)