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Good Practice and Guidance

Good practice guidance is issued by to augment policy and advise on the best way of achieving certain technical outcomes.

They should usually be read alongside the national planning policies to which they relate.

Related publications

• Looking after our town centres

  • Published: 14 April 2009
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• Guidance on the permeable surfacing of front gardens

  • Published: 13 May 2009
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• Outdoor advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers

  • Published: 18 June 2007
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• Lawful Development Certificates: A User's Guide

  • Published: 12 December 2007
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• The Validation of Planning Applications: Guidance for local planning authorities

  • Published: 7 December 2007
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• Best Practice Guidance on Listed Building Prosecutions

  • Published: 6 December 2006
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• Planning for Sustainable Waste Management: A Companion Guide to Planning Policy Statement 10

  • Published: 13 June 2006
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• Good Practice Guide on Planning for Tourism

  • Published: 16 May 2006
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• Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: A Guide to Good Practice

  • Published: 31 March 2006
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• Regional Spatial Strategy Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide

  • Published: N/A
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• Planning for Town Centres: Guidance on Design and Implementation tools

  • Published: 21 March 2005
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• Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide

  • Published: N/A
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• Planning for Renewable Energy: A Companion Guide to PPS22

  • Published: 16 December 2004
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• Employment Land Reviews: Guidance Note

  • Published: 1 December 2004
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• Safer Places: The Planning System and Crime Prevention

  • Published: 5 April 2004
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• Planning and access for disabled people: a good practice guide

  • Published: 28 March 2003
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• Assessing Needs and Opportunities: A Companion Guide to PPG17

  • Published: N/A
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• A Farmer's Guide to the Planning System

  • Published: 23 July 2002
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• By Design: Urban Design in the Planning System - Towards Better Practice

  • Published: 15 May 2000
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• Local Plans and Unitary Development Plans: A Guide to Procedures

  • Published: 14 December 1999
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• Structure plans: guide to procedures

  • Published: 14 December 1999
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• Code of practice on the dissemination of information

  • Published: 20 October 1999
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• Planning and Development Briefs: A Guide to Better Practice

  • Published: N/A
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• The One Stop Shop Approach to Development Consents

  • Published: N/A
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• Places, Streets and Movement: A Companion Guide to Design Bulletin 32 - Residential Roads and Footpaths

  • Published: N/A
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Archived content

• Core Output Indicators for Regional Planning