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Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
Guidance on the examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
The Business and Planning Act received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020. This guidance should be read alongside a number of the planning and licensing measures in the Act.
Details on the new capacity and capability programme, to support local planning authorities to attract, retain and develop skilled planners.
Guidance on the use of Habitats Regulations Assessment
This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.
Advice on how to ensure that development is suitable to its ground condition and how to avoid risks caused by unstable land or subsidence.
Guidance on regulations covering new power generating plants and wayleaves.
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
Guidance on the pre-examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Options for amending proposals that have planning permission.
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
The efficient and effective undertaking of local plan examinations is heavily reliant on the examination webpages to share information and to assist the Inspector.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
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