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Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
Guidance on householder permitted development rights, which allow improvement and extension of homes without the need to make a planning application.
Introduction Permitted development rights allow householders to improve…
Explains the legislation governing Tree Preservation Orders and tree protection in conservation areas.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
This document sets out the government’s new nationally described space standard.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Guidance on plan-making.
Explains requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
Explains the process for obtaining a lawful development certificate for existing or proposed use.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Explains how conditions attached to a planning permission should be used and discharged effectively
Use of planning obligations and process for changing obligations.
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
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