Colchester eBooks
Read our building control eBooks for guidance on common home improvement projects.
- Read the guide to extending your home
- Read the guide to renovating your home
- Read the Green Home guide
LABC Front Door
The LABC Front Door website provides guidance for homeowners about building regulations and home improvement projects.
- Get building control guidance from LABC Front Door
- Read answers to common building control questions from Ask Anna
Legislation and approved documents
- Building regulations Approved Documents provide practical guidance on how to meet the requirements of building regulations.
- Building Act 1984 sets out the main legal framework for building control.
- Building Regulations 2010 set out the requirements that building work must meet.
- Building Safety Act 2022 introduced changes including new duty-holder responsibilities.
Historic maps
Use the National Library of Scotland historic map archive to view historic maps and plot outlines.
Building Safety Levy
Use the guidance that explains the operation of the Building Safety Levy.