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This guide illustrates how well-designed places that are beautiful, enduring and successful can be achieved in practice.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
A guide to the flags that can be flown without permission from your local planning authority.
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
Provides advice on when Transport Assessments and Transport Statements are required, and what they should contain.
A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties.
The National Model Design Code provides detailed guidance on the production of design codes, guides and policies to promote successful design.
Sets out method for assessing housing and economic land availability.
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Guidance to accompany pavement licensing introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020.
Sets out special provisions for Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
Gives key advice on open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and the new Local Green Space designation.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people.
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.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
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