Planning and building
Services
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Planning permission
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision
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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
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Building regulations approval
When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals
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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
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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
Guidance and regulation
- First Homes
- Fire safety: Approved Document B
- Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance
- Preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls
- When is permission required?
News and communications
- Called-in decision: 8 Albert Embankment, London Borough of Lambeth (ref: 3254203 - 23 June 2021)
- Called-in decision: Symmetry Park, Junction 25 of the M6, Wigan (ref: 3253242 – 21 June 2021)
- Called-in decision: land west of Wingates Industrial Estate, Wimberry Hill Road, Westhoughton, Bolton (ref: 3253244 – 21 June 2021)
- Government responds to consultation on amendments to the Architects Act
- Government announces 10 councils to test the use of digital tools in planning process
Research and statistics
- Building Safety Programme: monthly data release - May 2021
- Planning Inspectorate Appeals Data
- Historical and discontinued planning live tables
- Planning Inspectorate – Statistics at The Planning Inspectorate
- Live tables on planning application statistics
Policy papers and consultations
- Consultation on proposed amendments to the Architects Act 1997
- Technical consultation on consequential changes to permitted development rights
- Review of Part R (physical infrastructure for electronic communications) and Part 9A of the Building Regulations
- Self and custom build action plan
- Housing Infrastructure Fund
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: March 2021
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: February 2021
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: January 2021
- Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests
- Board meeting minutes 28 January 2021 - The Planning Inspectorate
Organisations
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- Innovate UK
- HM Land Registry
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- Defence Infrastructure Organisation
- Forestry Commission
- Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- Defence Equipment and Support
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
- Social Security Advisory Committee
- Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
- Highways England
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch
- UK Hydrographic Office