Our main work is the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding examinations into development plan documents. We also deal with a wide variety of other planning related casework including listed building consent appeals and advertisement appeals.

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Appeals

All the guidance for Planning, Enforcement, Listed Building/Conservation Area, Advertisement, Householder and Lawful Development Certificate appeals is now on the Planning Portal alongside our online appeals service.

To submit or look up an appeal online, or view any of the above guidance go to the appeals page on the planning portal.

Major Infrastructure Planning

Greg Clark, Minister responsible for planning policy at CLG, has issued a written Ministerial statement on 29 June 15kb announcing that the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) will be abolished. The statement reaffirms that the Government wants a planning system for major infrastructure which is rapid, predictable and accountable, and sets out their intention to establish a major infrastructure planning unit as part of the Planning Inspectorate.

Greg Clark MP visits the Planning Inspectorate (19 August 2010)

Appeals

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Planning Appeals and Old Style Development Plan Policies: Saving Directions

GO saved policies directions and covering letters

Conditions and Obligations

Planning Inspectorate publishes additional model conditions

Model Planning Conditions: Consultation

Advice for Inspectors

The Planning Inspectorate has published its advice for Inspectors on handling casework following:

- the announcement by the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on 6 July 2010 that Regional Strategies are revoked with immediate effect. Regional Strategies - Revocation and position of Partial North West and Partial South East Reviews + South West RSS additional SA work

- the announcement on 9 June 2010 by Greg Clark MP, Minister for Decentralisation, to reissue PPS3 with amendments removing private residential gardens from the definition of previously developed land and removing the indicative minimum density.

PPS3: Housing - Removal of Garden land from definition of previously developed land and removal of indicative minimum density 27kb (Updated 17 June 2010)

Advice produced by the Planning Inspectorate

Online Appeals Service

Use our online appeals service to submit your appeal or search for existing appeals.

Planning Portal

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Contact Us

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