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Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Guidance, support and contact details for members of the public.
Business e-services customers can use MapSearch to find out if a property is registered, view its location and obtain its title number and details of tenure.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
The process you need to follow to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan when you decide to sell your home.
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.
Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.
Building regulation in England covering the structural elements of a building.
Building regulation in England for foul water drainage and disposal.
Business customers can apply to access our electronic services through the portal or Business Gateway.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.
Guidance on how local authorities should exercise their homelessness functions in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 from 3 April 2018.
This document sets out the government’s new nationally described space standard.
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)…
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
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