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Planning & Regs Edge Cases
The trickier planning and building-control situations, from change of use to retrospective sign-off.
Guides in this hub
Building Control approval for a new or replacement staircase
Whether a new or replacement staircase needs Building Control approval, how the process works in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, what a completion certificate is, and how to fix work done without sign-off.
Do I need building regs or planning permission to replace a staircase?
A like-for-like replacement in the same position is usually not controlled work. Change the rise, going or position and it is.
Changing from a spiral staircase to a conventional one
Swapping a spiral staircase for a straight, quarter-turn or winder stair is rarely a direct swap. The opening, headroom and landing all work differently.
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