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Department for Communities and Local Government
Part of:
Planning system and Planning guidance
Published:
29 November 2016

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. Climate change

    • Guidance

  6. Community Infrastructure Levy

    • Guidance

  7. Conserving and enhancing the historic environment

    • Guidance

  8. Consultation and pre-decision matters

    • Guidance

  9. Crown development

    • Guidance

  10. Design

    • Guidance

  11. Determining a planning application

    • Guidance

  12. Duty to cooperate

    • Guidance

  13. Ensuring effective enforcement

    • Guidance

  14. Ensuring the vitality of town centres

    • Guidance

  15. Environmental Impact Assessment

    • Guidance

  16. Fees for planning applications

    • Guidance

  17. Flexible options for planning permissions

    • Guidance

  18. Flood risk and coastal change

    • Guidance

  19. Hazardous substances

    • Guidance

  20. Health and wellbeing

    • Guidance

  21. Housing and economic development needs assessments

    • Guidance

  22. Housing and economic land availability assessment

    • Guidance

  23. Housing: optional technical standards

    • Guidance

  24. Land affected by contamination

    • Guidance

  25. Land stability

    • Guidance

  26. Lawful development certificates

    • Guidance

  27. Light pollution

    • Guidance

  28. Local Plans

    • Guidance

  29. Making an application

    • Guidance

  30. Minerals

    • Guidance

  31. Natural environment

    • Guidance

  32. Neighbourhood planning

    • Guidance

  33. Noise

    • Guidance

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

    • Guidance

  35. Planning obligations

    • Guidance

  36. Renewable and low carbon energy

    • Guidance

  37. Rural housing

    • Guidance

  38. Self-build and custom housebuilding

    • Guidance

  39. Starter Homes

    • Guidance

  40. Strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisal

    • Guidance

  41. Transport evidence bases in plan making and decision taking

    • Guidance

  42. Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements

    • Guidance

  43. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas

    • Guidance

  44. Use of planning conditions

    • Guidance

  45. Viability

    • Guidance

  46. Waste

    • Guidance

  47. Water supply, wastewater and water quality

    • Guidance

  48. 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

Document information

Published: 29 November 2016

From: Department for Communities and Local Government

Part of: Planning system Planning guidance