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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
Project Orbis is a programme to review and approve promising cancer drugs helping patients access treatments faster.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Information about patent opinion requests we have received from 2014 onwards.
The government has announced proposals to modernise the planning system to get Britain building.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
Guidance on various aspects of the planning system, given in letters to chief planning officers of local planning authorities.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
This note applies from 1 April 2024
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
How to deal with applications and proposals, amend your registers of common land and town and village greens, and set fees.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
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