142Development standards for change of building use

142 Development standards for change of building use

142 Development standards for change of building use

The development standards applicable to complying development that involves a change of building use for an existing building include the following requirements—

(a) the building will, whether or not any building work is carried out—

(i) contain measures that are adequate, if there is a fire, to facilitate the safe egress of persons from the part of the building affected by the change of building use, and

(ii) comply with the Category 1 fire safety provisions that apply to the proposed use,

(b) the fire protection and structural capacity of the building will, on completion of the building work, be appropriate to the proposed use.