Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. Remediation of Certain defects Section 118 – Section 117: height of buildings and number of storeys Background
This section sets out the definition of a "relevant building" in terms of the building’s height and the number of storeys it has. This section sets out important detail that will allow these factors to be determined.
	A higher-risk building, as defined in section 31 (for the purposes of Part 3) and section 65 (for the purposes of Part 4), is one that is at least 18 metres in height or has at least seven storeys. For the purposes of Parts 3 and 4 of the Act, the details of how height and number of storeys are to be determined as set out in regulations made under sections 31 and 65. The concept of a higher-risk building does not apply for the purposes of the leaseholder protections, but the method by which a building’s height and number of storeys are to be determined is the same as set out in the draft Higher-Risk Building (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations which were published alongside the Building Safety Bill.
Example
A building is 10.5 metres tall and has five storeys all of which are above ground level. Although the building is under 11 metres tall, because it has five storeys it falls within the definition of a "relevant building" provided the other criteria within section 117 are met