Planning guidance

• Planning portal

• The Planning Portal is the home of planning and building regulations information and the national planning application service for England and Wales.

• Eden planning and building control handbook

• The Handbook is produced with the support of local businesses and is a step-by-step guide to local planning service and how to apply for planning permission.

• Plain English guide to the planning system

• This guide explaining how the planning system in England works in easy to understand language.

• Planning Inspectorate

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