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The ten most recent good practice and guidance documents published on the planning, building and the environment site.

• Informing Building Control Bodies about the withdrawal of structural design standards (British Standards) and updating Approved Documents A and C

  This divisional letter informs BCBs about the introduction of a suite of new British Standards (BSs) for structural design, based on European Standards often called the Eurocodes.

  • Added:  4 February 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Good practice and guidance

• Planning Act 2008: The Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 - Guidance

  Non-statutory guidance to aid interpretation of the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 and also to provide worked examples of how the fees work in practice.

  • Added:  1 February 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Planning Act 2008: Guidance related to procedures for compulsory acquisition

  The guidance aims to help promoters and the IPC understand the powers contained in the Planning Act 2008 and advise on the application on the correct procedures and statutory or administrative requirements.

  • Added:  1 February 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Planning Act 2008: guidance for the examination of applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects

  Guidance on how applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) are to be examined by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC).

  • Added:  1 February 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Risk assessment decision making tool for building control bodies - Final draft risk assessment guidance

  This draft document has been produced for use as part of Building Control Risk Assessment-Pilot research project only.

  • Added:  11 January 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Research

• Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth

  PPS4 sets out the Government's comprehensive policy framework for planning for sustainable economic development in urban and rural areas. This replaces PPG4; PPG5; PPS6; and the economic development sections of PPS7.

  • Added:  29 December 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Planning for Town Centres: Practice guidance on need, impact and the sequential approach

  This practice guidance is intended to support the implementation of town centre policies set out in PPS4. It is aimed at helping those involved in preparing or reviewing need, impact and sequential site assessments.

  • Added:  29 December 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Policy statement on Regional Strategies and guidance on the establishment of Leaders' Boards: Summary of responses to consultation

  This document sets out a number of responses received on the consultation which took place between 6 August 2009 and 30 October 2009.

  • Added:  22 December 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Consultation responses; Good practice and guidance

• Establishment of Leaders' Boards: Guidance on the preparation of schemes

  The LDEDC Act 2009 makes provision for the creation of Regional Strategies. This guidance sets out the considerations the Secretary of State will take into account when considering schemes for the creation of Leaders' Board.

  • Added:  22 December 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guide: Consultation version

  This Consultation version of the Technical guide is part of the Sustainable New Homes: The Road to Zero Carbon: Consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes and the Energy Efficiency standard for Zero Carbon Homes publication.

  • Added:  18 December 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Consultation documents