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When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals
You must check if you need approval before you construct or change…
You do not need to apply for approval yourself if the work is not covered…
Competent person schemes are a way for tradespeople to prove their ability…
Contact a ‘building control body’ (BCB) to check the building regulations…
You can appeal if you think your project should not have to comply with…
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
You must tell your neighbours if you want to carry out any building work…
You must tell your neighbour if you want to: build on or at the boundary…
You must give notice to your neighbour between 2 months and a year before…
Once you’ve given notice your neighbour can: give consent in writing…
You must appoint a surveyor if you and your neighbour can’t agree. You can…
When carrying out building works you must: avoid causing unnecessary…
Includes building regulations, planning permission and finding land and property information
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Guidance about meeting the building regulations, given by decisions on disputes made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
The rules for putting up scaffolding on your property - licence, checks, safety, builder, scaffold companies
A fully searchable PDF of all the Approved Documents.
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Join a competent person scheme to self-certify certain types of building work instead of getting building regulations approval from a council or private inspector - how to join, current schemes
How to place CE marking on your product, how to identify UK requirements relating to construction products, and how to apply to be a UK Notified Body or Technical Assessment Body.
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
Rules for Building and Engineering Services Association, as submitted to the Certification Office.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
The Building Regulation Advisory Committee has been abolished. The Building Safety Act 2022 created the Building Safety Regulator . The Building Safety Regulator will advise the government on the safety and standard of all buildings. The Building Safety Act 2022...
Information on the role of OPSS, the creation of the UK regulator for construction products, and regulatory statements.
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