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Consultation and pre-decision matters
Publication Year
2022
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Comprises planning practice guidance focusing on the consultation aspect of planning applications. Covers: what local planning authority consultation takes place before a planning application is decided and with who; public consultation; dealing with views received after the formal period for comments has closed; statutory consultees; safeguarding directions; non-statutory consultees; re-consultation after an application has been amended; and possibility of statutory or non-statutory consultees directing refusal of a planning application.
Document History
Last updated: 1 April 2022 - Updated to reflect the expiry of temporary changes that were introduced to certain physical inspection requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Paragraphs 043, 046, 047 and 051 deleted. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consultation-and-pre-decision-matters and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 6 March 2014.
Publisher Information
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was a UK Government department with responsibility for communities throughout the UK, with local investment supporting growth, creating jobs, delivering housing, overseeing local government, planning and building safety. They were previously known as the MHCLG, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.
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