Find out more about the relevant legislation, guidance and advice.

Legislation (content hosted on GOV.UK) 

How to view the legislation that governs the Planning Act 2008 process.

Guidance (content hosted on GOV.UK)

Government guidance on a range of matters relating to the Planning Act 2008 process.

English versions of our advice notes have been moved onto our GOV.UK site

Welsh versions of our advice notes are still available on this site

National Policy Statements (content hosted on GOV.UK)

Find out what National Policy Statements (NPSs) are, what they include and how they fit into the Planning Act 2008 process.

Register of advice

View the advice the Planning Inspectorate has provided in respect of the Planning Act 2008 process. Note that after a project page has been created for a particular application, any advice provided that relates to it will also be published under the ‘s51 advice’ tab on the relevant project page.