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What documents clients need to submit to manage building control approval for higher-risk building work under transitional arrangements.
If your site is in the Development High Risk Area, for most forms of development you must submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to your Local Planning Authority.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Guidance for local authorities and fire and rescue services on the use remediation orders, a Building Safety Act 2022 enforcement power.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Information and resources for developers about broadband infrastructure and connectivity requirements for new homes.
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
Find out how you can join a third party certification scheme for domestic electrical work.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Provides advice on when Transport Assessments and Transport Statements are required, and what they should contain.
How to complete a planning appeal form
Advice on the role of the Green Belt in the planning system.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Guidance on compulsory purchase and the Crichel Down Rules for the disposal of surplus land acquired by, or under the threat of, compulsion.
The list of companies or individuals that can provide building regulations approval for construction projects in England and Wales.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Advises how to identify suitable mitigation and adaptation measures in the planning process to address the impacts of climate change.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
An update on building regulations and fire safety guidance as part of wider reforms to building safety.
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