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  • Advertisements

    Explains control of advertisement regime.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Appeals

    Advice on planning appeals and the award costs.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Applying to register a high-rise residential building

    How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Fire safety and high-rise residential buildings (from 1 August 2021)

    Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Planning appeals: procedural guide

    The responsibilities of each party and the roles they have in the planning appeal process.

    • From: Planning Inspectorate
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  • Register as a building inspector

    Use this service to apply to become a registered building inspector in England and Wales with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Viability

    Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Neighbourhood planning

    The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Housing for older and disabled people

    Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Outdoor advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers

    This guide explains, to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement, how the system of advertisement control works in England.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • First Homes

    Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Historic environment

    Advises on enhancing and conserving the historic environment.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • National design guide

    This guide illustrates how well-designed places that are beautiful, enduring and successful can be achieved in practice.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Self-build and custom housebuilding

    Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Plan-making

    Guidance on plan-making.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Before submitting an application

    Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Permission in principle

    This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • National Model Design Code

    The National Model Design Code provides detailed guidance on the production of design codes, guides and policies to promote successful design.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Housing and economic needs assessment

    Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Natural environment

    Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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