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Use this service to apply for and manage building control applications for higher-risk buildings in England.
Use this guidance to understand the role, legal responsibilities and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
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…
The certificate of appointment form for an authorised person to be completed by the trustee or governing body of a registered building.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) helps to make Great Britain’s livestock, dairy and agriculture sectors more successful, providing market information to improve supply chain transparency and stimulating demand in the UK and export markets. AHDB is an executive...
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...
Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
This series brings together documents about places of religious worship and the solemnisation of marriages.
This research report by UCL and NIESR analyses earnings growth among Pay Review Body occupations.
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Changes to Section 30(A) of the Building Act 1984.
Guidance providing practical information for placing construction products on the GB market.
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