There are always new rules coming ou governing our lives in every aspect.  In a way that makes us one of the most nannied countries in the world.  I quite like that in a strange way.  Although on first consideration it seems annoying to have to wait for permission to build or extend, yet we knoiw that these little niggles are the very foundation of our fantastic safety record in property construction and interioir design.  Without these safeguards, who knows how many desperately tragic mishaps could occur.  We hear of massive construction accidents in Asia – whole schools and blocks

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One of the important differences between living in the UK and just about anywhere else in the world is our orderly form of buildings.  We are not allowed to just build what we like where we like and although this is probably a bone of contention for a small handful of folk, for the rest of us it’s absolute bliss.  We know that houses are only allowed after consultation and consideration by the planning authorities and when permission is granted, everything has to be within the legal parameters of our planning laws.  If anyone digresses from these, then the building

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There are many and varied forms of construction for buildings in this country.  The local planning bylaws are designed to ensure that no one just takes a plot of land and builds any old thing they fancy.  People have tried this, of course and in some instances some time later the local building inspector realises he’s been hoodwinked.  Inspectors become involved after the initial plans are approved.  There is often confusion at the outset, knowing the difference between planning approval and building regulations approval.  Planning approval is concerned with receiving permission from your local authority to build any new extension

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