As far as I am aware this is the way in which planning is done on the continent, especially in Germany. By law you have to submit both in order to gain planning permission. However, the caveat is that there cannot be any deviation from what has been approved, as often happens during the course of a development. This has led to some developments delayed for years in the German courts. To be honest, I think this approach should and would help enforcement officers as the final product often reflects that of the BControl drawings and for obvious reasons the building would therefore be BRegs compliant as well. It would also facilitate joint working within the department. We had a situation only recently where the two pieces of legislation conflicted and the planning offer stated that it is not my duty to understand or indeed know that the plan I am approving is BRegs compliant. My argument in the whole thing is that planners should be accountable for the plans which they approve. Could you let me know how you get on? My email is david.lomas@stalbans.gov.uk. David
