In this section:
Project managing major planning applications
This note about managing complex planning applications focuses on technical matters and the key processes and regulations that you will need to
Handling environmental impact and habitat regulations issues
Some applications will trigger additional requirements because of their impact on environmentally sensitive areas or because of the nature of the developments. This note sets out the technical processes for dealing with applications where environmental impact and habitats regulations issues arise.
FAQs - Planning & COVID-19
These FAQs bring together our thoughts and advice on the most immediate challenges facing planning authorities. Latest update: 26/11/2020 We have
Neighbourhood Planning Archive
Shale Gas
PAS Covid Guidance
We’ve archived our PAS Covid FAQs. Our original Covid FAQs were published at a time of exceptional change and it was necessary to provide
Plan making issues - legal updates
We've worked with barristers No 5 Chambers to produce legal updates on four key areas of policy making: housing, the duty to co-operate, sustainability appraisal and green belt. They look at the key messages from recent judgements.
Sensible decision making without a local plan
We've published some appeal decisions which show that good planning is still good planning; and schemes which are unacceptable against national policy can be refused and supported on appeal.
Growth- Planning positively through partnership case study
This publication features examples of councils, developers and communities working effectively together to deliver sustainable developments.