Policies to be considered

National legislation and policies

The Planning Portal provides access to the chief planning legislation produced by the government as well as other planning related documents, reports and statistics:

Planning Portal

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012 and sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied:

NPPF and planning practice guidance (gov.uk)

Local policies 

Local plan

Neighbourhood plans

Supplementary Planning Documents and other guidance

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