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Building regulation in England covering the structural elements of a building.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
Explains the process for obtaining a lawful development certificate for existing or proposed use.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Explains requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
Building regulation in England for the resistance to the passage of sound and sound insulation.
Building Regulation in England covering electrical safety in dwellings.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
Use of planning obligations and process for changing obligations.
Guidance for non-specialists, particularly private landlords, about the requirements under the Housing Act 2004 in relation to the HHSRS.
Building regulation for England addressing hot water safety and efficiency of water in buildings.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
Building regulation in England for the condition of the ground upon which a building is to be built.
This collection brings together all data and documents relating to the English indices of deprivation.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
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