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Guidance on compulsory purchase process and a model compensation claim form for use by those affected by compulsory purchase.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
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.
Sets out special provisions for Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
Guide to called-in planning applications
Guidance for local authorities on how to process complaints made about neighbouring high hedges.
Guidance on the use of Habitats Regulations Assessment
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.
This advice is intended to explain the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe how people and organisations can have their say.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
A guide explaining how the planning system in England works.
This advice explains how application documents and supporting information should be prepared, organised, and submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
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…
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