Planning and building
Services
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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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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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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
- Fire safety: Approved Document B
- Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance
- Conservation of fuel and power: Approved Document L
- Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M
- When is permission required?
News and communications
- M25 junction 28 improvements development consent decision
- M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement development consent decision announced
- Recovered appeal: land at Sandleford Park, Newtown Road, Newbury (ref: 3265460 – 6 May 2022)
- Becoming a planning inspector: What’s stopping you?
- M54 to M6 Link Road development consent decision announced
Research and statistics
- Self-build and custom housebuilding data: 2016 to 2020-21
- Valuation Office Agency – Statistics at VOA
- Building materials and components statistics: April 2022
- Live tables on Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates
- Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates in England and Wales: January to March 2022
Policy papers and consultations
- Changes to permitted development rights for electronic communications infrastructure: technical consultation
- Technical consultation on consequential changes to permitted development rights
- Future of the planning system in England: government response to the Select Committee report
- Changing Places Fund: allocation of funding following Round 1 assessment
- Local government and the path to net zero: government response to the Select Committee report
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: March 2022
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: February 2022
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: January 2022
- Board meeting minutes - The Planning Inspectorate
- Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests
Organisations
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- HM Land Registry
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- Defence Infrastructure Organisation
- Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- Defence Equipment and Support
- Forestry Commission
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
- Social Security Advisory Committee
- Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch
- UK Hydrographic Office