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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 cannot agree. You…
When carrying out building works you must: avoid causing unnecessary…
LocatED will integrate into the Department for Education, combining commercial property expertise with educational knowledge to improve school facilities
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
You can report a derelict or abandoned building to the building control section of the local council
Building Digital UK (BDUK) is helping to bring fast and reliable broadband and mobile coverage to hard-to-reach places across the UK - transforming people’s lives and driving economic growth. BDUK is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science,...
New Housing Secretary has issued a 'call to arms' to leading developers and housebuilders following a roundtable held this week.
How to apply for building control approval from the Building Safety Regulator to construct, or carry out building work on, a higher-risk building.
List of developers who have pledged to commit to remediate life critical fire safety works in buildings over 11 metres.
The Commission was convened to advise government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods.
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