The effects of Brexit on the UK planning system are still uncertain as the negotiations on the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU are ongoing.
22 January 2023 Read more
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In terms of how to prepare a local plan, authorities should assess future needs and opportunities for their area, explore and identify options for addressing these, and then set out a preferred approach.
7 November 2021 Read more
Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment are tools used at the plan-making stage to assess the likely effects of the plan when judged against reasonable alternatives.
20 August 2019 Read more
A Sustainability Appraisal is a systematic process that must be carried out during the preparation of Local Plans and Spatial Development Strategies.
20 August 2019 Read more
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic decision support process, aiming to ensure that environmental and possibly other sustainability aspects are considered effectively in policy, plan and program making.
20 August 2019 Read more
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, planning permission, examinations of Local Plans and other planning-related and specialist casework.
1 July 2019 Read more
When a Design and Access Statement (DAS) is required in a planning application submission, certain aspects of the design process…
23 April 2019 Read more
A National Park Authority is a special term used in the United Kingdom for legal bodies charged with maintaining a National Park.
11 March 2019 Read more
The developments listed in Schedule 2 of the TCPO (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) 1992, represent developments likely to raise amenity issues.
11 March 2019 Read more
Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area.
14 February 2019 Read more
The planning guarantee is the government’s policy that no application should spend more than a year with decision-makers, including any appeal.
14 February 2019 Read more
The steps of the Planning Application process include payment of correct fee, online or paper submission to LPA of drawings & docs among others.
4 February 2019 Read more
A planning condition is a condition placed on a grant of planning permission and development can go ahead only if certain conditions are satisfied.
17 January 2019 Read more
The fundamental aim of green belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open, and consequently the most important attribute of green belts is their openness.
14 January 2019 Read more
A section 211 notice gives the authority an opportunity to consider whether to place a Tree Preservation Order on a tree.
30 October 2018 Read more
If the development includes works on a TPO tree you first need to inform (using a Section 211 Notice) and consult with the Local Planning Authority.
24 October 2018 Read more
When it comes to tree felling decisions, the Forestry Commission holds the greatest power against a Local Planning Authority’s decision.
20 October 2018 Read more
A representation is the process that allows the general public to make objections to a planning application.
18 October 2018 Read more