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How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
This guide outlines the new process for making an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate as a result of The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Latest average timescales for planning, enforcement and householder appeals.
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 use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate
The map, copies of notices, documents, and statements identifying documents not published for reasons of safety or security of any premises or property or national security.
Guide to called-in planning applications
Criteria for determining the procedure for planning, enforcement, advertisement and discontinuance notice appeals
This guidance about notifying other landowners applies to planning, householder, minor commercial and listed building consent appeals.
Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters published in 2024 and 2025 for rights of way orders
Section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows applications for planning permission and reserved matters consent to be made directly to the Secretary of State where the Local Planning Authority for the area has…
Documents supporting the request for planning permission for an Entertainment Resort Complex and associated development in Bedford.
If you want a planning appeal to follow the inquiry procedure, you need to tell us and the Local Planning Authority at least 10 days in advance of appeal submission.
Help with the structure and fire safety information you need when applying to register a high-rise residential building with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
Copies of notices of decisions, approved documents, and statements identifying approved documents that have not been published for security reasons.
How to appeal a community infrastructure levy notice under Regulation 117, 118 or 119.
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