Introduction to Planning and Building Control
The planning system plays an important role in helping protect
and enhance the environment in our towns and cities and in the
countryside. A general overview of the English planning system can
be viewed on the Planning Portal.
The Building Regulations set standards for the
construction of buildings to ensure the safety and health of
people in or about those buildings.
It is important to remember that building regulation
requirements are different from planning permission
requirements and one or both types of consent may be required for a
particular building or structure.
Planning Policy
The Local Development Framework Section is responsible for
preparing the statutory planning framework for the Borough (the
'Development Plan') and the associated planning policy and design
guidance.
More information and an introduction to
Planning Policy
Building Control
The Building Regulations set standards for the
construction of buildings to ensure the safety and health of people
in or about those buildings. They also include requirements to
ensure that fuel and power is conserved and facilities are provided
for people, including those with disabilities, to access and move
around inside buildings. The Building Control section
oversee the building regulations within Barrow
Borough. You will need permission for most new buildings and
internal alterations to buildings. The building regulations cover
the constructional details of how a building is built or
altered. So if planning controls what can be built and where,
building control covers how something is built. Areas covered
include structure, fire safety, drainage, resistance to passage of
sound, conversation of fuel and power, ventilation and electrical
safety.
More information on Building
Control.
Development Control
The Development Control service deals with the
processing of planning applications, taking
account of regional and local policy and government guidance and
legislation and the individual merits of each scheme. The purpose
of the Development Control Service is to protect amenity and the
environment in the public interest. It is not designed to
protect the interests of one person over another. The section
also deals with the enforcement of planning control, appeals
against planning decisions, tree preservation issues, adverts
and listed buildings consent.
All valid public applications since April 2009 can now
be found on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/bbcplanning.
Each posting contains a brief description and a link to the full
details.
More information on Development
Control