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Decision letters on behalf of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about planning applications and appeals. Only applies to England.
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision
Check out your local council's emergency plan covering major incidents like flooding, flu pandemics and transport accidents
Guidance on the examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Guidance on regulations covering new power generating plants and wayleaves.
The Planning Inspectorate launches tiered pre-application service, with full cost recovery and smoother examinations.
Provides access to and updates on the status of existing and newly published National Infrastructure Planning Guidance.
Responding to breaches of planning control under the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023.
The National Planning Policy Framework and relevant planning practice guidance.
Provides advice on when Transport Assessments and Transport Statements are required, and what they should contain.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 28 March 2024.
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision.
This collection brings together planning application form templates for local planning authorities, and a template fire statement for use by applicants.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
How the government prepares and plans for emergencies, working nationally, locally and co-operatively to ensure civil protection in the UK.
Government planning inspectors deal with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England and Wales. Government Planning Inspectors is part of the Civil Service .
BDUK has awarded broadband provider FullFibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 7,900 premises across West Herefordshire and Forest of Dean with access to gigabit-capable broadband.
What information local planning authorities need to include in a strategic flood risk assessment.
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