ABSTRACT
It is your responsibility for seeking, or not seeking, planning permission. If permission is required, it should be granted before any work begins.
In the UK you are required to ask for permission to undertake building work including most types of new buildings, major changes to existing buildings or significant changes to the use of a building or piece of land. This consent is known as planning permission. The planning system is there to manage the development of buildings and land and was put in place to ensure that buildings are constructed and land used in a way that does not adversely affect other people who live and work in the area. The responsibility for planning is delegated to local planning authorities; they are the people who can decide whether or not a development may go ahead. It is essential that you obtain the approval of the local planning authorities before undertaking a building project.
