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The Planning Inspectorate has published a brand-new advice page on Good Design.
The top tips for getting started with Design Codes sets out what local planning authority officers and other producers of design codes need to consider.
Feedback from stakeholders is helping to shape future improvements for the Planning Inspectorate and for the wider planning system.
The Planning Inspectorate has published the second set of updated advice pages for applicants and others about a range of operational matters under the Planning Act 2008.
Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics.
The Planning Inspectorate has published its first set of updated advice pages about the infrastructure planning process.
A transcript of the Deputy Prime Minister's statement to the House on changes to national planning policy.
The Planning Inspectorate has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2023/24
Planning rules coming into force today make it easier to convert unused farm buildings into new homes, farm shops and gyms.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Planning Inspectorate launches tiered pre-application service, with full cost recovery and smoother examinations.
‘Find a National Infrastructure Project’, a new online hub for large-scale projects, has been launched by the Planning Inspectorate.
Update on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning Reform at the Planning Inspectorate
(Lord) Charles Banner KC to lead Government review into planning and delivery of national infrastructure projects.
Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development, building new homes in right places and protecting the Green Belt.
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.
This Direction replaces The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2021.
Local Plan intervention: letter from the Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, Lee Rowley MP, to Mole Valley Council.
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