23 February 2020
Delivering good design has risen up MHCLG’s agenda. The gauntlet has been thrown down by government: they want the planning system to consistently deliver good design. We need to rise to that challenge. This guidance note shows you how to do that.
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23 February 2020
Following the Finney judgement in the High Court in November 2019, the need to allow for flexibility in how you handle planning applications is as important as ever. POS has republished its guidance first contained as an appendix to Manifesto 6 (From concept to construction: making the system more flexible) published in February 2016 as a separate guidance note.
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12 January 2019
A guide to writing the policy content of Local Development Documents
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02 February 2018
The Society has issued a briefing note folowing an informal discussion with DCLG re the introduction of Permission in Principle by application which is coming in June 2018.
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23 May 2017
This guidance has been prepared jointly by the POS Minerals & Waste Forum with the Mineral Products Association.ÿ Its purpose is to provide advice on how to prepare an LAA, and on their use, and it includes examples of practice.ÿ It sets out information that should be included in an LAA, including what 'other relevant local information' may be appropriate, and the possible circumstances in which this may indicate a need to deviate from the 10 year sales average.ÿ
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31 July 2015
The importance of trees and green space in delivering high quality places to live, work and spend leisure time is now widely recognised. Integrating trees and green spaces into developments early on in the design process minimises costs and maximises the benefits they can provide.
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