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Guidance on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.
Draft information on what local planning authorities need to do to pass through Gateway 1 and start the 30-month plan preparation process.
Draft process of creating a local plan under the new plan-making system which covers getting ready, preparing the plan, examination, adoption and monitoring.
A draft guide to categorising and assessing sites, including suggested methodologies and information to record to support future examination.
Draft guidance on how local planning authorities must engage with certain consultation bodies and the local community on their local plan to get a range of views on the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.
Information for two-tier authorities about transitioning their plan-making to single tier unitary authorities.
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Draft guidance to understand how to identify potential sites in your area for development, including the size and type of sites you’ll need.
Draft guidance on identifying, assessing and selecting sites for development as part of the local plan making process.
Draft information on how local planning authorities can collect, map and analyse baselining data, to inform local plans under the new plan-making system.
The draft requirements and process for local planning authorities to follow when preparing a vision as part of the 30-month plan-making process.
The procedures the Planning Inspectorate will follow when conducting gateway assessments and examinations of local plans.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
Draft information on what local planning authorities need to do to pass through the Gateway 2 assessment.
How to create and keep your timetable up to date.
Information and resources for developers about broadband infrastructure and connectivity requirements for new homes.
Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to be defi…
This note includes templates that local planning authorities may wish to use (in the legacy system) to provide evidence about the housing land supply in a local plan in the context of relevant national policy and guidance.
Recommended standards for local plan policies maps including categorising policies, what themes to use, and what visual elements and symbology styles to apply.
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