Planning policy and guidance: planning application process

Guidance and services

• Housing and Planning Act 1986: planning provisions (circular 57/86)
• Digital submission of planning application forms and associated consents
• Development Procedure (Consultees) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2021: Guidance on Fire and Rescue Authorities becoming statutory consultees
• Changes to the determination of listed building consent applications
• Continuation of amendments to pre-application consultation procedures, community council consultation and Developments of National Significance
• Fire safety planning guidance
• Changes to fees for planning and related applications
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): updated guidance to planning authorities
• Notification of new development management procedures
• Publication of the Town and Country Planning (Major Residential Development) (Notification) (Wales) Direction 2020 and guidance
• Referring planning applications for major residential development to Welsh Ministers (Direction and Circular 001/2020)
• Rural enterprise dwellings: guidance
• The Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 (circular 39/92)
• Planning applications: list of statutory and non-statutory consultees
• Calling-in planning applications: guidance
• Planning appeals, costs, standard daily amounts and compulsory purchase orders
• Environmental impact assessments for developments: guidance for local planning authorities (CL-02-02)
• Electronic filing of planning register documents (CL-01-05)
• Planning committee member briefing and decision making (CL-01-06)
• Conduct of public authority members in land use planning (CL-06-06)
• Planning performance framework and sustainable development indicators
• Developments of national significance: summary of changes
• Environmental impact assessment for town and country planning: summary of changes
• Notification of changes to online planning application services
• Timely use of enforcement powers
• Planning: guidance on environmental impact assessments (circular 11/99)
• Referring planning applications to the Welsh Ministers (circular 07/12)

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Planning decisions being considered by the Welsh Ministers
  Report
• Study to examine the planning application process: progress update (June 2013)
  Report
• Study to examine the planning application process: progress update (December 2012)
  Report
• Study to examine the planning application process: government response
  Report
• Study to examine the planning application process
  Report
• Public attitudes towards the planning system
  Report
• Research into the operation of planning committees
  Report