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Information for two-tier authorities about transitioning their plan-making to single tier unitary authorities.
Draft process of creating a local plan under the new plan-making system which covers getting ready, preparing the plan, examination, adoption and monitoring.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
The procedures the Planning Inspectorate will follow when conducting gateway assessments and examinations of local plans.
Draft information on what local planning authorities need to do to pass through Gateway 1 and start the 30-month plan preparation process.
How to create and keep your timetable up to date.
Draft guidance on how local planning authorities must engage with certain consultation bodies and the local community on their local plan to get a range of views on the area’s future.
Draft information on what local planning authorities need to do to pass through the Gateway 2 assessment.
A draft guide to categorising and assessing sites, including suggested methodologies and information to record to support future examination.
Draft information on how local planning authorities should get ready to adopt a plan within 30 months.
The local plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
Draft information on how local planning authorities can collect, map and analyse baselining data, to inform local plans under the new plan-making system.
Follow the approved planning data standard in this guidance for local plan timetables, minerals and waste plan timetables and your local plan housing requirement.
Draft guidance on identifying, assessing and selecting sites for development as part of the local plan making process.
Draft information on what local planning authorities must do to meet the legal requirement to give notice of intention to commence their 30-month plan preparation process.
Draft guidance to understand how to identify potential sites in your area for development, including the size and type of sites you’ll need.
Guidance on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.
The Planning Inspectorate maintains a list of the overall position for each LPA and a list of local plan examination hearing dates we are holding over the next few months
Draft information on what local planning authorities need to do to pass through Gateway 3 to submit the local plan for examination.
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