STAS
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Scottish Type Approval Scheme (STAS)
The Scottish Type Approval Scheme (STAS) is a Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) product that is managed, operated and administered by the Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH).
STAS is a customer focused national assessment and approval scheme that allows domestic and non-domestic building designs, or system designs to be pre-approved.
STAS offers applicants time and financial savings in the Building Warrant approval process as only site-specific elements require to be checked. This also aids verifiers as they spend considerably less time and resource assessing applications accompanied by a STAS certificate.
All Scottish local authority verifiers accept STAS approved designs.
Scottish Type Approval Scheme (STAS)
If you seek a national type approval for a building type or an innovative project or building element you should submit an application form together with relevant supporting information. This also includes a statement of structural adequacy to confirm that your building or project has been subjected to a full structural check for stability and design life, and a statement describing the climatic conditions criteria used in the design so that any approval has prescribed limitations of location when seeking to build in any geographic area in Scotland.
If you would like to know more about STAS and the process, please contact us using the e-mail address at the foot of the page.
The STAS application and other associated forms are available by using the following links:
Supplementary Guidance for a STAS Application Submission
The following links provide access to useful explanatory notes to aid you in completing your STAS application:
STAS Information for Verifiers and Prospective Customers
The following links provide access to useful information for verifiers and prospective customers about STAS: