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Planning, building and the environment
Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth
Planning Policy Statement 4 (PPS4) sets out the Government's comprehensive policy framework for planning for sustainable economic development in urban and rural areas.
This replaces Planning Policy Guidance 4: Industrial, Commercial Development and Small Firms (PPG4) and Planning Policy Guidance 5: Simplified Planning Zones (PPG5) both published on 10 November 1992; Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6) published on 21 March 2005; and the economic development sections of Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (PPS7) published on 3 August 2004.
Related publications
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Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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Planning for Town Centres: Practice guidance on need, impact and the sequential approach
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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PPS4 Impact Assessment
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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Draft Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for prosperous economies (PPS4) - Summary of public consultation responses
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
- Status: Response
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Consultation on PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Development - Summary of key issues and analysis of consultation responses
- Published: 8 August 2008
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
- Status: Response
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Planning Permission: A Guide for Business
- Published: N/A
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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Employment Land Reviews: Guidance Note
- Published: 1 December 2004
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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Planning for Town Centres: Guidance on Design and Implementation tools
- Published: 21 March 2005
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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Looking after our town centres
- Published: 14 April 2009
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
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Proposed changes to Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6) - Summary of public consultation responses
- Published: 4 February 2009
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
- Status: Response
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Policy Evaluation of the Effectiveness of PPG6
- Published: 11 February 2004
- Site: Planning, building and the environment
Archived content
- Planning Policy Guidance 4: Industrial, Commercial Development and Small Firms (Cancelled)
- Planning Policy Guidance 5: Simplified Planning Zones (Cancelled)
- Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (Cancelled)
- Planning Policy Statement - Consultation paper on a new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Prosperous Economies
- Consultation Paper on new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Development
- Planning for Economic Development
- Planning for Economic Development: A Scoping Study for PPG4
- Impact of Large Foodstores on Market Towns and District Centres
- Proposed Changes to Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres - Consultation
- The Government's Response to the Transport, Local Government and Regional Affairs Select Committee's Report on Tall Buildings
- Impact of Large Foodstores on Market Towns and District Centres
- Circular 15/93: Town and Country Planning (Shopping Development) (England and Wales) (No 2) Direction 1993
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