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Planning practice guidance

From:
Department for Communities and Local Government
Part of:
Planning system and Planning guidance
Published:
29 November 2016
Last updated:
28 July 2017, see all updates

The National Planning Policy Framework and relevant planning practice guidance.

The National Planning Policy Framework was published on 27 March 2012 and sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.

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Planning practice guidance categories

We have revised and updated planning practice guidance to make it accessible.

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  1. Advertisements

    • Guidance

  2. Air quality

    • Guidance

  3. Appeals

    • Guidance

  4. Before submitting an application

    • Guidance

  5. Brownfield land registers

    • Guidance

  6. Climate change

    • Guidance

  7. Community Infrastructure Levy

    • Guidance

  8. Conserving and enhancing the historic environment

    • Guidance

  9. Consultation and pre-decision matters

    • Guidance

  10. Crown development

    • Guidance

  11. Design

    • Guidance

  12. Determining a planning application

    • Guidance

  13. Duty to cooperate

    • Guidance

  14. Ensuring effective enforcement

    • Guidance

  15. Ensuring the vitality of town centres

    • Guidance

  16. Environmental Impact Assessment

    • Guidance

  17. Fees for planning applications

    • Guidance

  18. Flexible options for planning permissions

    • Guidance

  19. Flood risk and coastal change

    • Guidance

  20. Hazardous substances

    • Guidance

  21. Health and wellbeing

    • Guidance

  22. Housing and economic development needs assessments

    • Guidance

  23. Housing and economic land availability assessment

    • Guidance

  24. Housing: optional technical standards

    • Guidance

  25. Land affected by contamination

    • Guidance

  26. Land stability

    • Guidance

  27. Lawful development certificates

    • Guidance

  28. Light pollution

    • Guidance

  29. Local Plans

    • Guidance

  30. Making an application

    • Guidance

  31. Minerals

    • Guidance

  32. Natural environment

    • Guidance

  33. Neighbourhood planning

    • Guidance

  34. Noise

    • Guidance

  35. Open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and local green space

    • Guidance

  36. Permission in principle

    • Guidance

  37. Planning obligations

    • Guidance

  38. Renewable and low carbon energy

    • Guidance

  39. Rural housing

    • Guidance

  40. Self-build and custom housebuilding

    • Guidance

  41. Starter Homes

    • Guidance

  42. Strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisal

    • Guidance

  43. Transport evidence bases in plan making and decision taking

    • Guidance

  44. Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements

    • Guidance

  45. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas

    • Guidance

  46. Use of planning conditions

    • Guidance

  47. Viability

    • Guidance

  48. Waste

    • Guidance

  49. Water supply, wastewater and water quality

    • Guidance

  50. When is permission required?

    • Guidance

Other planning policies

  1. National planning policy for waste

    • Policy paper

  2. Planning policy for traveller sites

    • Policy paper

  3. Planning for schools development: statement

    • Policy paper
Contents

Document information

Published: 29 November 2016

Updated: 28 July 2017

+ full page history

  1. Added guidance on 'Brownfield land registers' and 'Permission in principle'.
  2. First published.

From: Department for Communities and Local Government

Part of: Planning system Planning guidance