Useful site with loads of information about extending or moving. Includes a forum for users to get involved and ask questions, there are many professionals who contribute (including POLSTAR BUILDING DESIGN).
www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/133214.pdf
Information about the Party Wall Act if you are building on or near your boundary. This is your legal obligation to serve notice, POLSTAR BUILDING DESIGN will offer some advice but cannot serve the notice for you.
Questions and answers from members of the public about their experiences of the Party Wall Act.
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20082362_en_1
A bit of a mine field this one! This explains whether a formal planning application will be necessary for your project or if it will be classed as Permitted Development. As with the Party Wall Act, POLSTAR BUILDING DESIGN can offer help and advice on this matter. We will of course, help you avoid the need for planning permission if it is possible.
A comprehensive website with all the information you should need to determine whether your project will be acceptable. There is information on here about Building Regulations as well as Planning. This site includes information about Permitted Development too. It has an interactive house explaining the different classifications of Permitted Development - http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/house
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