Planning guidance

Planning guidance for advice on applications, appeals and local plans. Plain English guide explains how the planning system in England works.

Planning portal is the home of planning and building regulations information. It is also the national planning application service for England and Wales.

Plain English guide to the planning system explains how the planning system in England works. It is written in a way that is easy to understand.

Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans in England and Wales.