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Planning Pack

The Handy Guide to Planning 2012 (pdf, 3 mb)

The Handy Guide is a brief guide to planning, why it is important and how to get involved. Produced with Urban Forum.

Planning Aid England has also produced 16 individual sheets designed to explain various aspects of the system, and to help you get involved with it and influence what happens. These sheets make up the Planning Pack.

Sheet 1: The Planning System in the UK - an introduction (pdf, 235 kb)

Sheet 2: The Local Plan - what are they and how are they prepared? (pdf, 206 kb)

Sheet 3: The Local Plan - why, when and how to get involved (pdf, 274 kb)

Sheet 4: The Local Plan - examinations (pdf, 231 kb)

Sheet 5: Plan Making - Neighbourhood Plans, Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders (pdf, 238 kb)

Sheet 6: Development Management - when do you need planning permission and the planning application process (pdf, 312 kb)

Sheet 7: Development Management - consultation and commenting on planning applications (pdf, 243 kb)

Sheet 8: Development Management: appeals - making and commenting on them (pdf, 244 kb)

Sheet 9: Development Management: special controls - listed buildings, conservation areas and other specialist designations (pdf, 244 kb)

Sheet 10: Development Management - enforcement (pdf, 240 kb)

Sheet 11: Development Management - small business and the planning system (pdf, 264 kb)

Sheet 12: Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) (pdf, 228 kb)

Sheet 13: Other information - redress (pdf, 224 kb)

Sheet 14: Jargon Buster (pdf, 241 kb)

Sheet 15: Contacts (pdf, 223)

Sheet 16: Useful links (pdf, 236 kb)

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