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1. Introduction 1.1. The content of this document is guidance only with no…
The Local Plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
A new National Infrastructure website is being built
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
How to complete a planning appeal form
This advice is intended to introduce the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe the people and organisations involved in it.
You must send a copy of your appeal and all the supporting documents to the local planning authority.
This advice explains how application documents and supporting information should be prepared, organised, and submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate
This advice is for applications for Development Consent Orders (DCO) for linear Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP). It is for applicants, all interested parties (IP) and persons with rights over land (affe…
Appeals casework portal documentation
National Policy Statements are produced by government. They give reasons for the policy set out in the statement, and must include an explanation of how the policy takes account of government policy relating to the mitigatio…
How to take part in a planning or listed building consent appeal proceeding by written representations.
This advice summarises the process for undertaking cumulative effects assessments in the context of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008.
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2023, 2024 and 2025
Guide to called-in planning applications
This advice explains why good design is important, what success might look like and how it might be delivered in applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP).
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