News and communications

The Planning Inspectorate launches tiered pre-application service, with full cost recovery and smoother examinations.

• Updated: 16 May 2024

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

‘Find a National Infrastructure Project’, a new online hub for large-scale projects, has been launched by the Planning Inspectorate.

• Updated: 26 March 2024

Update on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning Reform at the Planning Inspectorate

• Updated: 18 March 2024

(Lord) Charles Banner KC to lead Government review into planning and delivery of national infrastructure projects.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 22 February 2024

Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development, building new homes in right places and protecting the Green Belt.

• Updated: 13 February 2024

The Planning Inspectorate provides an update on the Early Adopters Programme which involves seven projects trialling potential components of a future enhanced pre-application service for National Infrastructure.

• Updated: 6 February 2024

This Direction replaces The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2021.

• Updated: 26 January 2024

Local Plan intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, Lee Rowley MP, to Mole Valley Council.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

The Planning Inspectorate is streamlining how it collects comments on appeals, bringing benefits to residents, Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and other interested parties.

• Updated: 12 January 2024

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for 2 called-in planning applications.

• Updated: 11 December 2023

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 23 November 2023

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal.

• Updated: 20 November 2023

Local Plan intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Rachel Maclean MP to Spelthorne Borough Council.

• Updated: 27 October 2023

On 4 October 2023, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning Rachel Maclean MP wrote to 10 local planning authorities at risk of designation under S62A Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

• Updated: 5 October 2023

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 21 September 2023

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.

• Updated: 24 August 2023