Planning permission and building regulations

Before you start any construction work or making certain changes to a building, you will first need to check if you need approval for these works to take place. 

You can use the Competent Person Scheme to find a registered tradesperson who can get approval for you.

Planning permission is different to building regulations and, depending on what work you plan to carry out, you may need both.

Find out more by clicking on the below links:

Building regulations:

England and Wales

Scotland

Planning applications:

England and Wales

Scotland

Environmental protection:

England and Wales

Scotland