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Guidance on plan-making.
This collection brings together all the notes on neighbourhood planning.
Planning Inspectorate appeals and other casework: detailed information
The Local Plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
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.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
The National Planning Policy Framework and relevant planning practice guidance.
Guidance on the National Policy Statements Review process.
Decision letters on behalf of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about planning applications and appeals. Only applies to England.
Guide to called-in planning applications
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
The review was established to investigate how the planning system in England could help to deliver economic growth.
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...
Provides an introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance.
Planning Inspectors: Conduct and interests
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
The Planning Inspectorate has a history of contracting with 3rd party suppliers who provide flexible resource that supports demand for our services.
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