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Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.
Find out how local planning authorities use digital community engagement platforms for planning consultations.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties.
Sets out special provisions for Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
Guide to called-in planning applications
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Guidance on compulsory purchase process and a model compensation claim form for use by those affected by compulsory purchase.
This advice is intended to explain the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe how people and organisations can have their say.
How to complete a planning appeal form
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).
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
Guidance on promoting healthy and safe communities.
Guidance on the use of Habitats Regulations Assessment
A guide to the flags that can be flown without permission from your local planning authority.
This advice summarises the requirements of The Water Environment Regulations 2017 (the WFD Regulations) in relation to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) applications.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
Guidance on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.
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