Regulations / standards

Permissions and regulations

The two main permissions you will most often require for building work are Planning Permission and Building Regulations consent.

Planning Permission deals with the overall issue of what kind of houses are permissible in which area. The planning officers are employed by the local council.

Building Regulations deal with whether the building [...]

Chimneys

Very stupid

Possibly the stupidest chimney is the one on the end of a traditional British house. It leaks most of its heat out through the wall and into the atmosphere.

If you have a chimney it should be on an internal wall[for the purposes of part C of the Approved Documents] – Any [...]