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Planning, building and the environment

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Summary

This guide originally published in November 2001 has now been consolidated to include the Addendum dated June 2006. It provides general guidance on the procedures contained in the Building Act 1984 for:

• applying to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government or the National Assembly for Wales for a determination in respect of the compliance of plans of building work with the Building Regulations; or
• lodging an appeal to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales against refusal by a local authority to relax or dispense with a requirement in the Building Regulations.

Note

On Page 36 of the Guide the contact address has changed slightly. For England your application should now be addressed to:

Communities and Local Government
Sustainable Buildings Division
5th Floor
Eland House
Bressenden Place
London SW1E 5DU
Tel: 020 7944 6126
Fax: 020 7944 5719
E-mail: enquiries.br@communities.gsi.gov.uk.

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