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This guide illustrates how well-designed places that are beautiful, enduring and successful can be achieved in practice.
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people.
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties.
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Sets out method for assessing housing and economic land availability.
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
This advice is intended to introduce the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe the people and organisations involved in it.
Gives key advice on open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and the new Local Green Space designation.
Provides advice on when Transport Assessments and Transport Statements are required, and what they should contain.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
This advice summarises the process for undertaking cumulative effects assessments in the context of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008.
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
Guidance to accompany pavement licensing introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
The National Model Design Code provides detailed guidance on the production of design codes, guides and policies to promote successful design.
How to complete a planning appeal form
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