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SEE ALSO

Building regulations
- Building regulations homepage.
Planning research
- Research on the planning system, land use and minerals and waste planning.
Planning statistics
- Statistics on planning and land use including: commercial and industrial Floorspace and property vacancy, land use change, planning and development control, and previously developed (brownfield) land that may be available for re-use.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Regional Co-ordination Unit
- The Government Offices for the Regions (GOs), and their corporate centre, the Regional Co-ordination Unit (RCU), implement crosscutting initiatives, and advise Departments on successful implementation strategies at regional and local level.
The Planning Inspectorate
- Deals with the processing of planning and enforcement appeals, holding inquiries into local development plans and other planning related casework.
The Planning Portal
- Offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system advising on planning permission, online planning applications, planning appeals and how the planning system works.
The Planning Advisory Service (PAS)
- The Planning Advisory Service aims to facilitate self-sustaining change and improvement in the local authority planning sector. PAS is funded by the ODPM and is being hosted by the IDeA (Improvement and Development Agency).

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PLANNING

England is one of the most crowded countries in the world. Over 90 per cent of our population lives in urban areas covering just eight per cent of the land area. This makes how we plan for, and make decisions about, the future of our cities, towns and countryside extremely important. Read more about Planning...

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In this section you will find planning guidance and policy documents, research and statistics and links to other related sites which further explain the planning system. See especially DCLG’s Planning Portal, a one-stop source of information for the general public, planners and local authorities.

Reform of the planning system
Environmental Assessment
e-Planning
Planning information
Planning policy
- Planning Policy Statements (PPS) and Planning Policy Guidance notes (PPG); Mineral Policy Statements (MPS) and Minerals Planning Guidance notes (MPG); Marine Minerals Guidance notes (MMG); Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) notes and Planning Circulars.
Planning guidance and advice
Barker Review of Land Use Planning
- The Government announced in the 2005 Pre-Budget Report that Kate Barker has been asked to lead an independent review of land use planning, focusing on the link between planning and economic growth.
Structure of the Planning Directorate
Links to other websites relating to planning issues
Planning email contacts
- Enquiry email addresses for Planning policy areas and functions.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Consultation papers

Research and statistics

Freedom of information

WHAT WE DO

Building regulations

Fire and resilience

Local government

Neighbourhood renewal

Social exclusion

Sustainable communities

Women and equality

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