Building Regulations in Brief

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1. The Building Act 1984, 2. The Building Regulations 2010, 3. The requirements of the Building Regulations, 4. Planning permission, 5. Work that requires planning permission or Building Regulations approval, 6. Meeting the requirements of the Building Regulations - dwellings, 7. Meeting the requirements of the Building Regulations - buildings other than dwellings