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Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for planning permission - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
The Business and Planning Act received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020. This guidance should be read alongside a number of the planning and licensing measures in the Act.
A guide explaining how the planning system in England works.
Helping public health practitioners conducting evaluations on how to plan them.
Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to...
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
Guidance on promoting healthy and safe communities.
Sets out the government's plans for housing and planning following the announcements in the 2020 Budget.
We support professional planners and planning inspectors, most of whom work in the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Planning Inspectorate. Government Planning Profession is part of the Civil Service .
This collection brings together all documents relating to planning circulars.
Provides an introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance.
Guidance on large-scale master planning, the rights and obligations associated with the planning process, and environmental and sustainability challenges.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Clarification on the Planning Inspectorate’s approach to casework in the lead up to the General Election on 4 July.
Provides advice on when Transport Assessments and Transport Statements are required, and what they should contain.
Advice on how to ensure that development is suitable to its ground condition and how to avoid risks caused by unstable land or subsidence.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Guidance on the National Policy Statements Review process.
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