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Modern design tips for renovating a midcentury house [UK edition]

Planning to renovate, refurbish or extend your midcentury modern house? Here are quick and easy steps to follow

By Sky Moore Clube

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Renovating a Midcentury House and Flat
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The A-Z of building regulations drawings with building regs checklist

Welcome to your complete guide to building regulations drawings - what they are, when you need them and how to get building control approval

By Robin Callister

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Building Regulations Drawings with Building Regs Checklist
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10% biodiversity net gain: Planning requirements for new homes [2023 Update]

From November 2023, all new developments in England for 10 or more homes will have to provide a 10% biodiversity net gain - but what does that actually mean? We examine what developers (and homeowners) will need to do

By Ufuk Bahar

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Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Planning Requirements for New Developments
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Can I build an outdoor swimming pool without planning permission?

What are the rules about installing outdoor (and indoor) pools in your garden? We explain...

By Claudia Stephens

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Amalgamation: Converting flats into a house (Deconversion)
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Unpacking the office-to-hotel conversion trend in the UK
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Applying for planning permission: Learn about everything involved
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Licence to Alter Application

Licence to alter application: Obtain permission from your freeholder

Whether you live on one of London's historic private estates or in an ex-council flat, you'll need to get consent to make changes to your home. Here's how to go about it

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