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Application form for consent to construct works on common land: Commons Act 2006, Section 38 and the National Trust Act.
Under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006, you need our consent to carry out any restricted works on land registered as common land.
Get permission to construct a cellar, vault, arch or part of a building under a road in Northern Ireland
You need a licence to construct a bridge over a road in Northern Ireland
You need a licence to construct or alter a building over a road in Northern Ireland
Insights from the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) programme
Keep up-to-date with how we’re delivering Britain’s new high speed railway, including latest news and information.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme if you’re constructing a new charity building, for a charitable or relevant residential purpose.
To measure mental health problems among Congolese women in Nyarugusu refugee camp.
This study investigates the role of non state actors in the wellbeing and citizenship rights of vulnerable children
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)...
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
First compensation order secured in court to repay taxpayer-backed Bounce Back Loan fraudulently secured during the pandemic.
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