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  • Town centres and retail

    Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Land affected by contamination

    Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.

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

    Sets out method for assessing housing and economic land availability.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Called-in planning applications

    Guide to called-in planning applications

    • From: Planning Inspectorate
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  • Strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisal

    Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.

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

    Advises how to identify suitable mitigation and adaptation measures in the planning process to address the impacts of climate change.

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

    Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance

    Provides an introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Water supply, wastewater and water quality

    Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.

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

    Guidance on the use of Habitats Regulations Assessment

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • High hedges complaints: prevention and cure

    Guidance for local authorities on how to process complaints made about neighbouring high hedges.

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

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

    • From: Planning Inspectorate
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  • Minerals

    Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Sending a copy of the appeal form to the council

    You must send a copy of your appeal and all the supporting documents to the local planning authority.

    • From: Planning Inspectorate
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  • Build to rent

    Guidance on build to rent.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Planning Act 2008: Fast-track process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

    Guidance on the fast-track process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: National Policy Statements

    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…

    • From: Planning Inspectorate
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  • Planning appeals: how to complete your appeal form

    How to complete a planning appeal form

    • From: Planning Inspectorate
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  • Crown development

    Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.

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

    Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.

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