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  • Guide to called-in planning applications

  • This advice is intended to introduce the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe the people and organisations involved in it.

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

  • Guidance on the use of Habitats Regulations Assessment

  • Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.

  • This advice summarises the process for undertaking cumulative effects assessments in the context of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008.

  • This advice is intended to explain the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe how people and organisations can have their say.

  • 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…

  • Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.

  • Guidance on new requirements to provide information about agreements that give someone rights to control land.

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

  • A guide to the flags that can be flown without permission from your local planning authority.

  • Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.

  • Guidance on compulsory purchase process and a model compensation claim form for use by those affected by compulsory purchase.

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

  • Guidance to accompany pavement licensing introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020.

  • This advice is intended to provide advice to local authorities about their role in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process.

  • A guide explaining how the planning system in England works.

  • Sets out special provisions for Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.

  • Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.