Part 3 - combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
Technical guidance document 3
Technical guidance document 3 covers:
- the air supply, discharge of combustion products and protection of buildings for solid fuel, gas and oil appliances, along with the provision of information for heaths, fireplaces, flues and chimneys
- protection of liquid fuel storage tanks and bottles
- protection against pollution from oil storage tanks and associated pipework
The document contains:
- general guidance on the performance expected of materials and building work in order to comply with the requirements in part 3 of the second schedule to the building bye-laws
- practical examples and solutions on how to achieve compliance for some of the more common building situations
Download technical guidance document 3 (2011 edition) (size 3.88mb)
Technical guidance document J
Please note that document J 2002 is no longer valid for building applications submitted after 1 July 2011.
It remains applicable for works approved prior to 1 July 2011.
Download technical guidance document J (2002) (size 4.56mb)