Building Regs or Planning Perms?
What’s the difference between Building Regulations and Planning Permission? Sometimes people use the term Planning Permission when they actually mean Building Regulations. The two are totally separate. Planning is mainly concerned with the external appearance of the proposal, and the overall extent of the development of the property. In contrast, Building Regulations are concerned with the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the conversion, e.g. structure, staircase details, fire regulations, insulation, ventilation, plumbing and so on.
