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Planning, building and the environment

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Summary

Planning Policy Statement  5: Planning for the Historic Environment (PPS5) sets out the Government's planning policies on the conservation of the historic environment.

This replaces Planning Policy Guidance 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (PPG15) published on 14 September 1994; and Planning Policy Guidance 16: Archaeology and Planning (PPG16) published on 21 November 1990.

PPS5 is supported by a Practice Guide (PDF, 389 kb, 55 pages) (external link) endorsed by Communities and Local Government, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and English Heritage.

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Related publications

• Consultation on a new Planning Policy Statement 15: Planning for the Historic Environment - Summary of responses

  • Published: 23 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Status: Response

• PPS 5: Planning for the Historic Environment - Impact Assessment

  • Published: 23 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment

• Consultation paper on a new Planning Policy Statement 15: Planning for the Historic Environment

  • Published: 24 July 2009
  • Closing date: 30 October 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment