Planning
Inspectorate

What we do

The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England and Wales.

The Planning Inspectorate is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Read more about what we do

Follow us

• Connect with The Planning Inspectorate on @PINSgov

Documents

Our announcements

1. Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind farm given development consent

   • 20 February 2015
   • Press release

2. Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm (Zone 4) – Project 2 application accepted for examination

   • 20 February 2015
   • Press release

See all our announcements

Our publications

1. Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests

   • 3 March 2015
   • Transparency data

2. Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: January 2015

   • 27 February 2015
   • Transparency data

See all our publications

Our management

• 

  Simon Ridley

  Chief Executive, Planning Inspectorate

• Helen Adlard

  Chief Planning Inspector, Planning Inspectorate

• Mark Southgate

  Director of Major Applications and Plans, Planning Inspectorate

• Phil Hammond

  Director of Casework, Planning Inspectorate

• Tony Thickett

  Director of Wales, Planning Inspectorate

• Jon Banks

  Acting Director of Corporate Services, Planning Inspectorate

• Sara Weller

  Chair of the Planning Inspectorate Board

• Jayne Erskine

  Non-executive director

• David Clements

  Non-executive director

• Janet Goodland

  Non-executive director

Contact The Planning Inspectorate

Office address and general enquiries

Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN

Email enquiries@pins.gsi.gov.uk

Phone (England) 0303 444 5000

Fax 0117 372 8181/8408

Online appeals support

Email pcs@pins.gsi.gov.uk

Phone 0303 444 5000

Requests for copies of decisions

Email enquiries@pins.gsi.gov.uk

Media enquiries

Email pressoffice@pins.gsi.gov.uk

Press office 0303 444 5004

Press office is open from 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday.
If you are a journalist with an enquiry or a request to film, please email or phone the press office.

Procurement at The Planning Inspectorate

Email procurement@pins.gsi.gov.uk

Phone 0303 444 5459

Make an FOI request

1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of Information requests

The Planning Inspectorate
Room 3/13
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN

Email enquiries@pins.gsi.gov.uk

Customer Support 0303 444 5000

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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