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
   • 5 July 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. When is permission required?
   • Detailed guide
   • 22 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
4. Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M
   • Statutory guidance
   • 9 March 2016
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
5. Preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls
   • Detailed guide
   • 12 May 2016
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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News and communications

19 August 2019 — News story

New process for Statement of Case submissions and Statement of Common Ground

Planning Inspectorate

1. Activation of Bellwin Scheme and cash boost for Whaley Bridge
   • 10 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Press release
2. Transforming UK construction: apply for funding
   • 7 August 2019
   • Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation
   • News story
3. M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement - People interested in the proposal can register to give their views
   • 26 July 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Press release
4. Recovered appeal: land at site of former North Worcestershire Golf Club Ltd, Hanging Lane, Birmingham (ref: 3192918 - 25 July 2019)
   • 25 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

1. Valuation Office Agency – Statistics at VOA
   • 19 August 2019
   • Valuation Office Agency
   • Statistics
2. Planning Inspectorate Appeals Data
   • 19 August 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Official statistics
3. Building Safety Programme: monthly data release - July 2019
   • 15 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research
4. Planning Inspectorate Statistics
   • 14 August 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Official statistics
5. Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates in England and Wales: 2008 to June 2019
   • 31 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Biodiversity net gain: updating planning requirements
   • 23 July 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 10 February 2019
2. Changing Places toilets
   • 18 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 22 July 2019
3. Housing Infrastructure Fund
   • 20 August 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, HM Treasury, and Homes England
   • Policy paper
4. National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England
   • 6 August 2019
   • Environment Agency
   • Policy paper
5. Making better use of energy performance of buildings data: privacy impact assessment
   • 8 July 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Impact assessment

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: June 2019
   • 6 August 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
2. Natural England’s response times to planning consultations in England
   • 30 July 2019
   • Natural England
   • Corporate report
3. The Planning Inspectorate Strategic Plan 2019 - 2024
   • 23 July 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Corporate report
4. The Planning Inspectorate annual report and accounts 2018/19
   • 16 July 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Corporate report
5. Homes England Annual Report & Financial Statements 2018/19
   • 11 July 2019
   • Homes England
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

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

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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. Department for Transport
8. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
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