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. Building regulations approval

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

3. 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

4. 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

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
   • 19 September 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M
   • Statutory guidance
   • 9 March 2016
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance
   • Guidance
   • 10 September 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
4. When is permission required?
   • Detailed guide
   • 22 July 2019
   • 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

11 December 2019 — Correspondence

Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018: circular 03/2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

1. Approach to casework during the pre-election period
   • 7 November 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • News story
2. Housing Minister announces new champion for modern housebuilding
   • 5 November 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Press release
3. Called-in decision: land at Sun Lane and Ilkley Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale (ref: 3208020 - 5 November 2019)
   • 5 November 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence
4. Recovered appeal: land at the Long Shoot, land north of Greendale Road, Nuneaton CV11 6EU (ref: 3217924 - 4 November 2019)
   • 5 November 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

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

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Compulsory community pre-application consultation for shale gas development
   • 4 November 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 07 January 2019
2. Permitted development for shale gas exploration
   • 4 November 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 25 October 2018
3. ​Development corporation reform: technical consultation
   • 26 October 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 21 December 2019
4. Housing Infrastructure Fund
   • 5 November 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, HM Treasury, and Homes England
   • Policy paper
5. Thames Estuary 2050 Growth: government response to Commission
   • 31 October 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: June 2019
   • 20 November 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
2. Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests
   • 12 November 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
3. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: September 2019
   • 31 October 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
4. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: August 2019
   • 1 October 2019
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Transparency
5. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: July 2019
   • 6 September 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. 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 for Education
21. Department of Health & Social Care
22. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
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
33. Public Health England

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. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
15. 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