This guide is intended to lead the reader through part of the ever-increasing maze of environmental legislation.It provides information on planning, conservation, pollution, the system of building control, statutory responsibilities of the builder, water services, compulsory purchase and financial aid.The book offers a brief outline of the procedures and policies relating to English law, and points out the key requirements in each area.The provisions are scattered throughout a large number of enactments, statutory orders and instruments.This book has collected together these dispersed provisions, and should therefore provide a useful first point of reference for all those seeking information, and who need to advice on the legislation affecting the built environment.There are also details of secondary sources of information.