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Submitting a successful application for planning permission is a crucial hurdle to overcome for self-builders wanting to construct their dream homes. The guidance in this section demystifies the planning process and offers advice on how to organise a build.

What’s the difference between planning permission and building regs?

Whatever you build, you need to consider whether your project needs planning permission, and if it needs to meet building regs. But what’s the difference between the two?

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By Caroline Rodrigues

Planning application guide for self-build projects

Increase your chance of gaining planning consent by following this advice

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