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This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
Land value estimates for policy appraisal, along with guidance for their use and detailed assumptions made in modelling.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Building regulation for England covering requirements for infrastructure for electronic communications networks in buildings.
Gives key advice on open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and the new Local Green Space designation.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document S, which sets standards for installation of electric vehicle charge points or cable routes.
How principal designers, principal contractors and principal accountable persons must set up and maintain a system to report building safety incidents and risks.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
Building regulation for England setting out the standards of the building materials and skills used.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Duties of the principal accountable person and accountable persons of a high-rise residential building to prepare and update a resident engagement strategy.
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document F, which sets standards for ventilation in new dwellings.
Apply to join a district level licensing scheme to develop land that may affect great crested newts and supply any survey data you collect.
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