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The responsibilities of each party and the roles they have in the enforcement appeal process.
This advice summarises the process for undertaking cumulative effects assessments in the context of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
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.
A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties.
Guidance on the use of Habitats Regulations Assessment
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
This advice is intended to explain the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and to describe how people and organisations can have their say.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
A guide to the flags that can be flown without permission from your local planning authority.
Guidance to accompany pavement licensing introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020.
Guide aimed at all those involved in the process and concerned with the procedural aspects of examining a local plan.
Guide to called-in planning applications
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…
Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
A template designed to be used by local planning authorities when notifying interested parties of planning appeals.
How to take part in a planning or listed building consent appeal proceeding by written representations.
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