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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.
Building regulation in England for the ventilation requirements to maintain indoor air quality.
Fees for our services, for example fees for searches and requests for official copies.
Ask HM Land Registry to fast track your application.
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
How Local Housing Allowance rates are set and used to work out Housing Benefit.
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.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
Building regulation in England for foul water drainage and disposal.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
Building regulation in England covering the structural elements of a building.
A fully searchable PDF of all the Approved Documents.
Guidance on how local authorities should exercise their homelessness functions in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 from 3 April 2018.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
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.
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