A selection of images representing communities.
The ten most recent strategies and action plans published on the planning, building and the environment site.
This report explains the process by which an impact based approach to householder developments has been devised, tested and refined and proposes a Householder Permitted Development Order to replace Parts 1 and 2 of the current GPDO. Published 21 May 2007.
Spatial plans in practice: supporting local planning reforms.
This Guidance deals specifically with design issues relating to planning for town centres and some of the main tools available to secure the implementation of town centres and supports PPS6. Published March 2005.
A guide for mineral and waste planning authorities and the minerals and waste industries to implement a new fees regime for the monitoring of mining and landfill sites in England, which came into effect on 6 April 2006.
An update of guidance on the development and reporting of monitoring frameworks for regional spatial strategies including good practice in defining objectives, targets, indicators and significant effect indicators. Published December 2005.
Guidance on how to carry out a sustainability appraisal for regional spatial strategy revisions and local development documents. Published November 2005.
Local development frameworks implementation study
Partial review of the regional spatial strategy for the North-West: examination in public 23rd November - 1st December: report of the panel
Regional spatial strategy for Yorkshire and the Humber to 2016 based on selective review of RPG12
This paper sets out the Government's general objectives for community involvement in planning to provide the context for the changes being made to the way that the planning system operates at national, regional and local levels. Published February 2004.