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Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties.
Guidance on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.
Use this service to apply to become a registered building inspector in England and Wales with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), and pay your annual maintenance charge.
This advice is intended to explain the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe how people and organisations can have their say.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
A template designed to be used by local planning authorities when notifying interested parties of planning appeals.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
Advises how to identify suitable mitigation and adaptation measures in the planning process to address the impacts of climate change.
Guide to called-in planning applications
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…
Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
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.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
This advice is intended to provide advice to local authorities about their role in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process.
Guidance on compulsory purchase process and a model compensation claim form for use by those affected by compulsory purchase.
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