Home improvements
Advice on carrying out improvements to your home
Looking to build a new driveway or a whole new wing, we can provide information and advice about all stages of your grand design. We can advise on the preparations needed, the planning process and about services that we provide to assist in renovations such as skip licences and parking suspensions.
Key website sections for you:
If you are a council tenant there are restrictions upon the improvements that you can carry out. You can find more details here.
Planning for the Work
Depending upon the size of the work that you are planning you may need planning permission. Even small jobs such as changing gutters and trimming trees are controlled within certain areas. Find out more from our Planning Team.
New restrictions apply, particularly surrounding window and electrical installations. Find out more from our Building Control Team.
Crossovers and other highway related works
During the Work
Did you know if you want to leave a skip on the highway you need to get a Skip Licence and suspend the parking bay? Find out more.
Parking Suspensions - waivers
Skips and Scaffolding
Highways licensing
Bulky Refuse
Builders Rubbish
Waste Disposal Sites
Once the Work is Complete
You may need to have the work inspected. Find out more from our Building Control Team
