building regulations
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16.10.2020building design | building regulations | Design | East of England | eco-home | fire safety | Health | off-grid | paragraph 79
An inspector has refused retrospective permission for a ‘charming’ off-grid Fenland home built from worn-out tyres by hand despite noting that the decision would interfere with the appellant’s human rights,...
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16.09.2020
The Grenfell disaster shows that a dangerous disjointedness between planning and building regulations. It's a gap that must be closed, says Malcolm Sharp
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28.05.2020building regulations | Coronavirus | Development Management & Enforcement | England | lichfield district council | Local Authority Building Control (LABC) | Plymouth City Council | trafford council
Visiting potential sites for development is one of the final steps in processing a planning application, so how has coronavirus (Covid-19) affected the way building control professionals go about ensuring works comply with building regulations?
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15.07.2019BEIS | building regulations | business energy and industrial strategy committee | Climate Change | England | future homes standard | Policy & Politics | uk green building council
The government should legislate for the Future Homes Standard by 2022 ‘at the very latest’ to guarantee that by 2025 no more homes are built that need to be retrofitted to make them more energy efficient.
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21.05.2018building regulations | Development Management & Enforcement | Grenfell Tower | mhclg | Policy & Politics | UK
Local planning authorities should consult with a newly created body on high-risk residential buildings (HRRB) to ensure that in the event of a fire, the building is accessible to rescue services.
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13.04.2018building regulations | Development Management & Enforcement | England | Gatwick | Green Belt | Housing | Policy & Politics | Yorkshire
A round-up of planning news in England: 7 April-13 April, 2018
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11.04.2018building regulations | Development Management & Enforcement | England | Grenfell Tower | Policy & Politics | Sajid Javid | UK
Housing secretary Sajid Javid has published a consultation on proposals that aim to strengthen fire testing for cladding systems on residential buildings.
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16.06.2014building regulations | Cymru | Development | energy | Environmental assessment/ sustainability appraisal | sustainable building | TAN22 | UK
The Welsh Government has confirmed it will withdraw its detailed policy on planning for sustainable buildings at the end of next month (July).
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