Planning, rules, glass and blinds
Guides
Longer reads on planning permission, Building Regulations, glazing choices and day-to-night comfort. Start with the topic that is holding up your decision.
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Guide
Skylight and rooflight planning permission, Wales and England
When a new roof opening counts as permitted development, set out for Welsh homes first, with a separate section for houses over the bridge in England.
11 min read
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Guide
Building Regulations for skylights and rooflights in Wales
Which parts of the Welsh Building Regulations a new roof opening touches, from the structure to heat loss and ventilation, and who sends the notification.
11 min read
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Roof lanterns
Roof lanterns, planning and Building Regulations in Wales
Whether a lantern on a Newport flat roof needs planning permission, what the Welsh Building Regulations ask of it, and who handles the notification.
10 min read
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Roof lanterns
Roof lantern or flat rooflight: which suits the room?
A lantern lifts the ceiling, a flat rooflight sits low and quiet. How the room, the roof and the way you use it after dark decide
11 min read
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Flat roof rooflights
Flat rooflights and the Building Regulations in Wales
What the Welsh Building Regulations ask of a rooflight on a flat roof, from the glass to the kerb, and when the work has to be
10 min read
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Flat roof rooflights
Fixed or opening flat rooflight: which do you need?
A fixed unit lets in light, an opening one lets out steam and warm air too. How the room and the way it is used at
11 min read
Roof windows 2
VELUX windows 2
Electric opening rooflights 2
Energy efficient rooflights 2
Misted rooflights 2
Walk-on rooflights 2
Conservation rooflights 2
Sun tunnels 2
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