Page last updated on 05/7/2012

l Practice Guide: realising the potential of pre-application discussions

This Practice Guide provides advice to applicants and local planning authorities on how to make the most of pre-application discussions.

	Planning - A guide for householders This booklet gives a simplified guide to those aspects of the planning system which the householder is most likely to encounter (pdf 435 KB)
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	A householder's planning guide to the installation of antennas, including satellite dishes A practical guide for Householders. (pdf 1,133 KB)
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	Outdoor advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers This guide aims to explain to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement how the system of advertisement control work. (pdf 1,169 KB)
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	Planning Permission - A guide for business This booklet is a guide to the planning system for businesses. (pdf 669 KB)
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	Improving your home - A Climate Change Guide Download this guide on climate change and home improvements. (pdf 1,090 KB)
	Planning for Sustainable Buildings Leaflet - from 01.09.2009 The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to improving the sustainability of new buildings in Wales in order to reduce their impact on the environment and to tackle climate change. The Assembly Government published a new national planning policy that expects most new developments to meet a sustainable building standard as part of the planning application process. (pdf 252 KB)
	Domestic micro-generation permitted development: A guide for Householders from 01.09.2009 From 1 September 2009, Permitted Development Rights will be extended to allow a greater range of domestic microgeneration equipment to be installed without requiring planning permission, subject to specific criteria.  (pdf 286 KB)

l Design and Access Statements (weblink)

Design Statements became mandatory from 1 June 2009. Planning and listed building consent applications (with defined exceptions) submitted after this date will require a Design, and an Access Statement to accompany the application.

l Location and Block Plans (weblink)


l Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (weblink)

l Technical Advice Notes (TANs) (weblink)

l How to submit an online planning application via the Planning Portal (pdf 41 KB)


Bats and Birds

l Bats Guidance (pdf 45 KB) l Bat Survey Criteria (pdf 15 KB) l Bats & Buildings - General Guidance (pdf 20 KB) l Bat Surveys - Letter request (pdf 54 KB) l Bat Surveyor List (updated June 2011 - pdf 30 KB) l Birds Guidance (pdf 175 KB)

Biodiversity

l Ecological Consultants (updated June 2011 - pdf 28 KB)


Trees

l Protected Trees - A Guide to Tree Preservation Procedures - This leaflet is written for the benefit of tree owners, the general public and amenity groups and answers some of the most common questions about tree preservation procedures.


Other

l Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Sites - A guide to help Gypsies and Travellers plan their caravan sites. (weblink)

l Party Walls (weblink)
 

Generating Your Own Renewable Energy: A Planning Guide

These leaflets can help householders, communities and businesses who want to generate their own renewable energy. They provide information on what should be considered when installing a renewable energy technology, planning regulations and ways that any impacts can be reduced.

1.    Generating Your Own Energy – A Planning Guide for Homes, Communities and Businesses 
2A.  Generating Your Own Energy: Wind 
2B.  Generating Your Own Energy: Solar Electricity
2C.  Generating Your Own Energy: Solar Water 
2D.  Generating Your Own Energy: Hydropower 
2E.  Generating Your Own Energy: Biomass 
2F.  Generating Your Own Energy: Biomass (Anaerobic Digestion) 
2G.  Generating Your Own Energy: Combined Heat and Power 
2H.  Generating Your Own Energy: Heat Pumps 
3.    Generating Your Own Energy - The Current Planning Regulations (July 2010)