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Guidance on various aspects of the planning system, given in letters to chief planning officers of local planning authorities.
The local plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
A fund for local authorities to help clear backlogs of planning applications and address skills gaps. Now closed for applications.
Guide to called-in planning applications
The Planning Inspectorate is recruiting chartered professionals from the built environment and related fields to become local plan inspectors. Applications close on 22 February 2026.
We support professional planners and planning inspectors, most of whom work in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Planning Inspectorate. Government Planning Profession is part of the Civil Service .
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England. Planning Inspectorate is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government .
Privacy notice for the Planning Skills Delivery Fund.
The 2025/26 window for Local Planning Authorities to claim grants for carrying out their neighbourhood planning duties is open.
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
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