Planning and building

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Services

1. Planning permission

   When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision

2. Search the register of planning decisions

   Check out how you can view proposed building plans or developments and object or comment on them through the local council

3. Appeal or search for a planning decision or notice

   Search for an appeal against a planning decision or notice from your local planning authority, or start a new appeal

4. Building regulations approval

   When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals

5. Party walls and building work

   When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement

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Guidance and regulation

1. Fire safety: Approved Document B
   • Statutory guidance
   • 16 April 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance
   • Guidance
   • 6 April 2017
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. Preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls
   • Detailed guide
   • 12 May 2016
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
4. When is permission required?
   • Detailed guide
   • 15 March 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
5. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas
   • Detailed guide
   • 6 March 2014
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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News and communications

18 May 2019 — Press release

High streets to benefit from £62 million heritage boost

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Historic England

1. Inquiries Review Action Plan
   • 16 May 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • News story
2. New garden community for Greater Exeter
   • 16 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Press release
3. Notes on neighbourhood planning: edition 22
   • 15 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence
4. New public buildings to have Changing Places toilets for severely disabled people
   • 12 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Planning Inspectorate Appeals Data
   • 15 May 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Official statistics
2. Planning Inspectorate Statistics
   • 15 May 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Official statistics
3. Building Safety Programme: monthly data release - April 2019
   • 9 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research
4. Impact of modern methods of construction on skills requirements for housing: research summary
   • 3 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research
5. Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates in England and Wales: 2008 to March 2019
   • 2 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Changing Places toilets
   • 12 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 21 July 2019
2. Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes
   • 3 May 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and HM Treasury
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 14 January 2019
3. Biodiversity net gain: updating planning requirements
   • 25 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 10 February 2019
4. River basin planning: working together
   • 28 March 2019
   • Environment Agency
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 22 December 2018
5. National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England
   • 9 May 2019
   • Environment Agency
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: March 2019
   • 30 April 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
2. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: February 2019
   • 31 March 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
3. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: May 2017
   • 18 March 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
4. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: January 2019
   • 6 March 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
5. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: December 2018
   • 31 January 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
3. Planning Inspectorate
4. Coal Authority
5. Valuation Office Agency

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1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. HM Treasury
3. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. Homes England
6. Cabinet Office
7. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
8. Department for Transport
9. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
10. Building Regulations Advisory Committee
11. Department for Work & Pensions
12. Ministry of Defence
13. Home Office
14. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
15. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
16. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
17. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
18. Marine Management Organisation
19. Ministry of Justice
20. Department of Health & Social Care
21. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
22. Department for Education
23. Government Equalities Office
24. HM Revenue & Customs
25. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
26. Attorney General's Office
27. Central Arbitration Committee
28. Government Legal Department
29. HM Passport Office
30. Office for Civil Society
31. Office for Product Safety & Standards
32. Official Solicitor and Public Trustee

1. Environment Agency
2. Natural England
3. Innovate UK
4. HM Land Registry
5. Air Accidents Investigation Branch
6. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
7. Forestry Commission
8. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
9. Defence Equipment and Support
10. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
11. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
12. Social Security Advisory Committee
13. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
14. Highways England
15. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
16. UK Hydrographic Office

Explore sub-topics

1. Building regulation
2. Energy efficiency in buildings
3. Environmental planning
4. House building
5. Housing design and sustainability
6. Land and development opportunities
7. Landscape
8. Local Plans
9. Party walls
10. Planning permission and appeals
11. Planning reform
12. Planning system