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Part of a series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.
A selection of design codes, chosen by the advisory board to the Office for Place, that demonstrate good practice.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Advice for building professionals involved in school building projects.
What clients, principal designers and principal contractors must do to follow the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
The government is working to protect UK citizens and businesses from the threats posed by poorly secured consumer connectable products (also known as 'IoT' or 'smart' devices.)
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Risley is a prison for men in Warrington, Cheshire, including men convicted of a sex offence.
Anyone has the right to object and challenge someone else’s design.
The history of King Charles Street.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
How we can work together to deliver an effective, efficient and consistent service.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Blogs where government organisations talk about their work and share information and ideas.
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