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Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
Advises on enhancing and conserving the historic environment.
Guidance on various aspects of the planning system, given in letters to chief planning officers of local planning authorities.
Explains the process for obtaining a lawful development certificate for existing or proposed use.
Provides an introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance.
Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
Explains control of advertisement regime.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
Guidance on plan-making.
If your site is in the Development High Risk Area, for most forms of development you must submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to your Local Planning Authority.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
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