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Guidance on plan-making.
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Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Advises how to identify suitable mitigation and adaptation measures in the planning process to address the impacts of climate change.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Use of planning obligations and process for changing obligations.
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The government has announced proposals to modernise the planning system to get Britain building.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
Sets out method for assessing housing and economic land availability.
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
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