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The government has announced proposals to modernise the planning system to get Britain building.
Guidance on plan-making.
Details on the new capacity and capability programme, to support local planning authorities to attract, retain and develop skilled planners.
Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Advice on planning appeals and the award costs.
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
Clarification on the Planning Inspectorate’s approach to casework in the lead up to the General Election on 4 July.
Advises how to identify suitable mitigation and adaptation measures in the planning process to address the impacts of climate change.
The National Planning Policy Framework and relevant planning practice guidance.
Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision
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...
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England. Planning Inspectorate is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities .
Guidance on large-scale master planning, the rights and obligations associated with the planning process, and environmental and sustainability challenges.
This collection brings together all documents relating to planning circulars.
The Local Plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Provides an introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance.
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