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The Planning Inspectorate launches tiered pre-application service, with full cost recovery and smoother examinations.
From Thursday 25 April, changes to enforcement and lawful development certificate (LDC) appeals come into effect as a result of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (LURA).
You must send a copy of your appeal and all the supporting documents to the local planning authority.
A new National Infrastructure website is being built
Guide to called-in planning applications
How to complete a planning appeal form
The responsibilities of each party and the roles they have in the enforcement appeal process.
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…
Appeals casework portal documentation
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…
How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate
How to make your views known on a planning, listed building or enforcement appeal.
The Planning Inspectorate issuing appeal decisions and recommendations during the election period in England.
Appeal against a tree preservation or replacement order decision - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision.
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…
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2023 and 2024
Appeal a decision about a lawful development certificate - how to appeal if you think your development is now lawful, what documents to supply, what happens after you appeal
Criteria for determining the procedure for planning, enforcement, advertisement and discontinuance notice appeals
Guide aimed at all those involved in the process and concerned with the procedural aspects of examining a local plan.
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