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Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
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.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
This advice summarises the process for undertaking cumulative effects assessments in the context of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Guide aimed at all those involved in the process and concerned with the procedural aspects of examining a local plan.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
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…
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.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Guidance on compulsory purchase process and a model compensation claim form for use by those affected by compulsory purchase.
How to complete a planning appeal form
This advice is intended to provide advice to local authorities about their role in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process.
This advice explains how application documents and supporting information should be prepared, organised, and submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
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