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Guidance on plan-making.
The Local Plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
Guidance on various aspects of the planning system, given in letters to chief planning officers of local planning authorities.
Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to...
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
Decision letters on behalf of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about planning applications and appeals. Only applies to England.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Information that schools maintained by a local authority must or should publish on their website.
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
How to find information about the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
Guidance on the acceptance stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.
HMT management information about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and Future Fund Scheme.
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
Each government department has a publication scheme, which makes information available to the public about how it operates and how it spends its budget.
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
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