Planning permission for replacing windows
Check if you need planning permission to replace the windows in your property.
Building Safety Levy: starts 1 October 2026
The Building Safety Levy (BSL) will come into effect on 1 October 2026. It is a tax on new dwellings and new bedspaces in purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA).
Developers must pay the levy on certain building control applications or notices before completion or occupation of the building. The Council will collect the levy.
The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 sets out how the levy will operate.
Check if you need planning permission
Find out when you do and don't need planning permission to replace windows.
Replace windows
Apply for planning permission to replace windows for a property that is not in a conservation area.
Replace windows (conservation areas and listed buildings)
Apply for planning permission to replace windows for a listed building or a property in a conservation area.