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Advice on the role of the Green Belt in the planning system.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
Guidance on various aspects of the planning system, given in letters to chief planning officers of local planning authorities.
Building regulation in England for the condition of the ground upon which a building is to be built.
Building Regulation in England covering electrical safety in dwellings.
Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
This guidance explains the information required to complete the leaseholder deed of certificate, and what information your current landlord must provide in the landlord’s certificate.
Advice on planning appeals and the award costs.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
Use this service to apply for and manage building control applications for higher-risk buildings in England.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.
Building regulation in England for the storage of fuel systems and combustion products.
Building regulation for England addressing hot water safety and efficiency of water in buildings.
Building regulation in England setting standards for overheating in new residential buildings.
Use of planning obligations and process for changing obligations.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
Draft process of creating a local plan under the new plan-making system which covers getting ready, preparing the plan, examination, adoption and monitoring.
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