Understanding the basics: Planning and Building Regs
Like them or loathe them, the stipulations and regulations laid out by building control and your local planning authority must be adhered to when you come to construct your extension.
If you plan to manage the build yourself, there are numerous factors to bear in mind if you want to get this phase of your project right.
These range from sharing the correct – and most up-to-date! – drawings and plans with your builder and subcontractors, to keeping building control informed on your project’s process at various key points throughout your build.
DO I NEED FORMAL CONSENT?
Local planning guidelines often play an important role in what you’re able to achieve with your extension. From the start, it’s
