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• The Validation of Planning Applications: Guidance for local planning authorities

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Summary

This guidance outlines the new procedures for the validation of planning applications by local planning authorities; provides guidance on the scope of material that should be supplied with planning applications; and outlines the benefits of local lists in helping local planning authorities to achieve good performance and providing local planning authorities and applicants with greater certainty as to the nature and extent of information required in order to validate applications.

This document replaces Best Practice Guidance on the Validation of Planning Applications (published on 1 March 2005) and the draft guidance (published on 8 August 2007).

Please note: This guidance has been replaced by Guidance on information requirements and validation, published on 16 March 2010.

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Related publications

• Circular 02/08: Standard Application Form and Validation

  • Published: 12 March 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Validation of Planning Applications: Summary of Consultation Responses

  • Published: 25 January 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Status: Response

• The Validation of Planning Applications: Draft guidance for local planning authorities

  • Published: 8 August 2007
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Standard Application Form: Report on Responses to Consultation, issued on 24 March 2005

  • Published: 4 October 2005
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Status: Response