Trusted Architects in Bicester

Planning permission is the consent of your local authority on a proposed building project and is in place to deter inappropriate development. The building of a new dwelling, or extensive changes to existing buildings, usually requires planning permission. Planning permission is often the key that turns a piece of land into a viable building plot.

If your project involves the creation of a new dwelling (by either building from scratch or subdividing an existing home), then planning permission is normally required. Larger outbuildings or extensions, or builds/improvements in Designated Areas or involving listed buildings, are also likely to require planning permission. Smaller additions and improvements can normally be made under Permitted Development.

The building regulations help ensure that new buildings, conversions, renovations and extensions (domestic or commercial) are going to be safe, healthy and high-performing. Detailed regulations cover specific topics including: structural integrity, fire protection, accessibility, energy performance, acoustic performance, protection against falls, electrical and gas safety. They also lay standards for drains, ventilation, protection against the ingress of water and protection against contamination including methane and radon gas.

Building Regulation Drawings are a set of detailed drawings and construction details that are submitted to the local building control department and go into much more detail than the planning application drawings. They incorporate structural information from the engineer, thermal insulation calculations and proof of full compliance with all relevant parts of the Building Regulations. They also include enough information for a contractor to accurately price as well as a detailed set of construction specification notes and full product specific information to allow the contractor to price and ultimately build from.

Planning drawings are a set of simplified drawings that allow the local planning department to establish the scope of the works whilst only paying particular attention to the newly proposed materials, aspect and features of the building. They bear no reference to the construction methods used and contain no detail as to how the building is to be constructed (wall build ups, floor constructions, roof thicknesses, insulation depths) etc. Building Regulation Drawings are a set of detailed drawings and construction details that are submitted to the local building control department and go into much more detail than the planning application drawings. They incorporate structural information from the engineer, thermal insulation calculations and proof of full compliance with all relevant parts of the Building Regulations. They also include enough information for a contractor to accurately price as well as detailed set of construction specification notes and full product specific information to allow the contractor to price and ultimately build from