Who Can Take the Role of Principal Designer? On small domestic projects, the Principal Designer is usually: The architect or building designer involved in the design and planning stage. A building...

If you are making improvements to your home and live in England, then you need to be aware of important Building Regulations changes that affect how you work with your local authority building control...

What are the Building Regulations? If you are considering undertaking any development you must consider whether the project will need to have a planning permission and/or a Building Regulations...

by Chris Redman As from 30 May 2013, new changes have come into force in respect of further permitted development rights for certain building works and changes of use without the need to apply...

A building surveyor is trained to provide advice about land, property and building construction. Most surveyors have completed a University degree in surveying, construction or property development...

The government has just announced yet more planning reforms. You may be familiar with the Use Classes Order – it divides the ‘uses’ of land and property into different classes. Class A1 covers shops...

The Government has introduced two further Statutory Instruments amending the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“the General Permitted Development Order”)...