Sheffield homeowners and businesses looking to gain building control approval from their local Building Control Body can now complete the entire application process on a single platform. Did you know ...

The Building Safety Regulator will now accept staged applications for all new higher-risk buildings at Gateway 2, which could ...

TerraQuest has cautioned users that existing Planning Portal building control service accounts will not carry over to the new system, and that draft applications will not be transferred. Existing ...

A building control firm said it has stopped work on projects and was going into liquidation after failing to get approval from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). A building control firm said it has ...

The long-awaited rates for the building safety levy have finally been confirmed by the government in the Building Safety Levy: Technical consultation response published on 24 March 2025. The ...

A flurry of progress reports, consultation documents, reviews and statements were put out by the government last week.

The Building Control Independent Panel’s call for evidence is the most significant opportunity in a generation to reshape how we regulate building safety in England. The panel’s ‘problem statement’ ...

A new tax on the real estate industry risks trading a crisis in building safety for one of housing supply, argue Rick Atha and Amber Wright The building safety levy is due to come into effect in ...

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Both Chelmsford and York councils’ building control web pages state that building inspections are currently unavailable, citing a significant backlog of work and serious staff shortages. The pauses ...