Consultation outcome

Streamlining information requirements for planning applications

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Streamlining information requirements for planning applications: government response

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Streamlining information requirements for planning applications: impact assessment

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Detail of outcome

Government response to the consultation on proposals to reduce information requirements for planning applications.


Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to reduce information requirements for planning applications.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation sets out proposals relating to information requirements for planning applications.

These proposals include changes to secondary legislation on information requirements for outline planning applications, and a requirement that local authorities update their local lists of information requirements at least every 2 years. It also sets out proposed changes to the standard application form.

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No 3) Order 2012 (SI 2012/3109), and correction slip, bring into force the legislative changes consulted on.

Documents

Streamlining information requirements for planning applications: consultation

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Published 3 July 2012
Last updated 18 June 2013 + show all updates
  1. Added impact assessment. Published 18 June 2013.

  2. Added government response.

  3. First published.