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Written representation appeals handled by the Planning Inspectorate will be eligible for a new route under changes to regulation.
Explains control of advertisement regime.
Latest average timescales for planning, enforcement and householder appeals.
Advises on enhancing and conserving the historic environment.
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
The responsibilities of each party and the roles they have in the planning appeal process.
Guidance on what complaints local authorities can consider and how they will deal with them.
This guide explains, to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement, how the system of advertisement control works in England.
This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Guidance on how to settle your hedge differences without involving the local authority.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
Advises on how planning can manage potential noise impacts in new development.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
The Local Plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
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