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Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
Guide to called-in planning applications
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England. Planning Inspectorate is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities .
Guidance on the pre-examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Appeal against a planning enforcement notice. How to apply, who can apply, claim costs, how long it takes
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
This guidance provides an overview of non-cladding remediation and how this definition will impact you in practice.
Advises on how planning can manage potential noise impacts in new development.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
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