Collection Dear Chief Planning Officer (CPO) letters Advice, guidance and updates on planning issues to Chief Planning Officers. Part of: National planning policy (Sub-topic) and Planning policy and guidance: national policy (Sub-topic) First published: 22 October 2010 Last updated: 13 November 2024 Documents Digital submission of planning application forms and associated consents 13 November 2024 Guidance Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023: letter to heads of planning 22 August 2024 Guidance Addressing the nature emergency through the planning system: update to Chapter 6 of Planning Policy Wales 18 October 2023 Guidance COP15, biodiversity deep dive, section 6 duty and the planning system 20 December 2022 Guidance Changes to planning legislation and policy for second homes and short-term lets 28 September 2022 Guidance Best and most versatile agricultural land and solar PV arrays 2 March 2022 Guidance Information on the pause of Technical Advice Note (TAN) 15 2 March 2023 Guidance Regional Technical Statements for Aggregates 2nd Review - Clarification Letter 26 November 2021 Guidance Development Procedure (Consultees) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2021: Guidance on Fire and Rescue Authorities becoming statutory consultees 19 January 2022 Guidance A Guide to Future Wales: frequently asked questions 2nd Edition 22 September 2021 Guidance Planning and Environment Decisions Wales 13 September 2021 Guidance Changes to the determination of listed building consent applications 20 July 2021 Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): new temporary permitted development rights to support economic recovery 6 April 2021 Guidance Publication of the Compulsory Purchase Order Manual 24 March 2021 Guidance Extension to emergency permitted development rights for coronavirus 18 March 2021 Guidance Mobile phone network development for Wales (2021): code of best practice 15 March 2021 Guidance Changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 17 December 2020 Guidance Continuation of amendments to pre-application consultation procedures, community council consultation and Developments of National Significance 17 December 2020 Guidance Change to planning policy and guidance on use of compulsory purchase powers 13 October 2020 Guidance Local Development Plan (LDP) end dates: letter to local authorities 24 September 2020 Guidance Fire safety planning guidance 18 September 2020 Guidance Relaxing planning conditions to support economic recovery: guidance 21 July 2020 Guidance Changes to fees for planning and related applications 20 July 2020 Guidance Planning and the post COVID-19 recovery: letter to local authorities 10 July 2020 Guidance Amendments to pre-application consultation procedures, community council consultation and Developments of National Significance 18 May 2020 Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): updated guidance to planning authorities 29 April 2020 Guidance Coronavirus: new permitted development rights for health service bodies 9 April 2020 Guidance Emergency permitted development rights for coronavirus 30 March 2020 Guidance Coronavirus: guidance to planning authorities 27 March 2020 Guidance Changes to planning policy and guidance on the delivery of housing 26 March 2020 Guidance Publication of the Town and Country Planning (Major Residential Development) (Notification) (Wales) Direction 2020 and guidance 15 January 2020 Guidance Legal status of the Draft National Development Framework (NDF) 11 November 2019 Guidance Biodiversity enhancements: guidance for heads of planning 23 October 2019 Guidance Increasing supply of affordable homes through planning: July 2019 8 July 2019 Guidance Planning blight and compensation: annual value limit 5 July 2019 Guidance Suicide prevention measures in building design and planning 8 April 2019 Guidance Timely use of enforcement powers 17 October 2018 Guidance Intensive poultry units: guidance for local planning authorities 12 June 2018 Guidance Prior approval for fixed line broadband apparatus 14 May 2018 Guidance Review of the delivery of housing through the planning system 2 May 2018 Policy and strategy European protected species licence and planning permission 1 March 2018 Guidance Local authority powers to manage houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) 27 February 2018 Guidance Notification of changes to online planning application services 20 December 2017 Guidance Unconventional oil and gas extraction policy update in 2017 25 October 2017 Policy and strategy Notification of changes to technical advice note (TAN) 20: planning and the Welsh language 13 October 2017 Guidance Emergency services mobile communication programme (ESMCP) 18 July 2017 Guidance Planning: noise from live music venues 26 May 2017 Guidance Planning appeals, costs, standard daily amounts and compulsory purchase orders 5 May 2017 Guidance Environmental impact assessment for town and country planning: summary of changes 26 April 2017 Guidance Flooding: development advice map 22 March 2017 Guidance Renewable energy projects: update to local planning authorities 16 March 2016 Guidance Notification of new development management procedures 1 February 2016 Guidance Agricultural land classification reports 13 January 2016 Guidance Energy policies in local development plans 10 December 2015 Guidance Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement Orders 1 and 2) 7 December 2015 Guidance Planning performance framework and sustainable development indicators 25 February 2015 Guidance Planning performance framework measures 3 November 2014 Guidance Change to part 24 permitted development right 6 October 2014 Guidance Quantification of infrastructure and business and commercial planning applications 14 August 2014 Report Planning policy: flood risk and insurance changes 9 January 2014 Guidance Community renewable energy projects 18 December 2013 Guidance Trial in 2014 of collecting planning data for sustainable development indicators 29 November 2013 Policy and strategy Local development plans: alternative sites 8 July 2013 Guidance Community infrastructure levy: affordable housing and meaningful amount 8 April 2013 Guidance Referring planning applications to the Welsh Ministers 11 July 2012 Guidance Limiting large scale wind farms to seven areas 6 July 2011 Guidance Planning control over demolition 18 April 2011 Guidance Risk based approach to development management in the coalfields 22 October 2010 Guidance
