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
- Fire safety: Approved Document B
- Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance
- When is permission required?
- Preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls
- Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas
News and communications
- Fast track for public services: new planning reforms to speed up delivery of schools and hospitals
- Most homes delivered in 33 years
- Town planning and public health: shared competencies
- Keeping casework moving: 2020 into 2021
- Government steps in to help homeowners caught up in 'EWS1' process
Research and statistics
- Planning Inspectorate Appeals Data
- Planning Inspectorate Statistics
- Building Safety Programme: estimates of EWS1 requirements on residential buildings in England
- Building Safety Programme: monthly data release - October 2020
- Independent research on the impacts of neighbourhood planning
Policy papers and consultations
- Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure
- Domestic smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
- Energy Performance of Buildings: changes to The Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2012, No. 3118
- Consultation on proposed amendments to the Architects Act 1997
- Hazardous substances: provisional planning framework
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: October 2020
- Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: September 2020
- Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests
- Planning Inspectorate Customer Charter
- Board meeting minutes 12 August 2020 - 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