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Building regulation in England covering fire safety matters within and around buildings.
This guide is for people who are looking for a house or flat to rent.
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Building regulation in England to ensure that people are able to access and use buildings and their facilities.
Building regulation in England setting standards for the energy performance of new and existing buildings.
A model tenancy agreement for use in the private rented sector where a shorthold tenancy is being entered into, and accompanying guidance.
Building regulation in England for the ventilation requirements to maintain indoor air quality.
Guidance on householder permitted development rights, which allow improvement and extension of homes without the need to make a planning application.
Explains the legislation governing Tree Preservation Orders and tree protection in conservation areas.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Information on carrying out building work under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, or what to do if your neighbour tells you they're about to carry out work.
This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.
This document sets out the government’s new nationally described space standard.
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
Building regulation in England to provide guidance on the design and layout of universal toilets, ambulant toilets and toilet cubicles.
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
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)…
A fully searchable PDF of all the Approved Documents.
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