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The ten most recent good practice and guidance documents published on the planning, building and the environment site.

• Communities and Local Government Departmental Adaptation Plan

  The Departmental Adaptation Plan for Communities and Local Government which sets out how it will prepare and manage the risk of climate change.

  • Added:  31 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Corporate reports; Good practice and guidance

• Communities and Local Government Carbon Reduction Delivery Plan

  This document provides an overview of Communities and Local Government's contribution to tackling climate change.

  • Added:  31 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Corporate reports; Good practice and guidance

• Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk

  PPS25 sets out the Government's spatial planning policy on development and flood risk. This replaces Planning Policy Guidance 25: Development and Flood Risk, published in July 2001.

  • Added:  29 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Planning Act 2008: Guidance for local authorities

  This guidance is for local authorities involved in the new regime for examining and determining nationally significant projects (NSIPs) eg major power stations.

  • Added:  26 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Community Infrastructure Levy Guidance: Charge setting and charging schedule procedures

  This guidance covers the process for setting Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges and for preparing and testing the CIL charging schedule.

  • Added:  25 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Architects Registration Board Framework Document

  This framework document has been drawn up jointly by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB). It sets out the broad framework within which ARB and CLG currently intend to operate.

  • Added:  23 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• 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 PPG15 published on 14 September 1994; and PPG16 published on 21 November 1990.

  • Added:  23 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Crowded Places: The Planning System and Counter-Terrorism

  This provides advice to LPAs on how to reduce the vulnerability of crowded places by incorporating counter terrorism measures into the design of buildings and public spaces, particularly in high risk areas, through innovative and high quality design.

  • Added:  18 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Circular 02/2010: The Building Act 1984,The Building Regulations 2000: Amendments relating to Approved Documents B and L 2006 editions

  This circular draws attention to amendments and corrections to Approved Document B (2006) and Approved Documents L (2006).

  • Added:  16 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Good practice and guidance

• Development Management Policy Annex: Information requirements and validation for planning applications

  This relates to the information requirements for planning applications and the validation of planning applications. This annex to a forthcoming Development Management Policy Statement replaces Circular 02/08: Standard Application Form and Validation.

  • Added:  16 March 2010
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance