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The ten most recent circulars and official letters published on the planning, building and the environment site.

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Transfer of Compulsory Purchase Orders and Land Disposal Work to National Planning Casework Unit

  Letter to local authorities updating them on changes to the arrangements for handling compulsory purchase and land disposal work to the National Planning Casework Unit.

  • Added:  11 April 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Sensitive Information in Planning Applications

  Letter to local planning authorities confirming the arrangements for dealing with sensitive information in planning applications as set out in the Department's letter to Chief Planning Officers of 24 May 2007.

  • Added:  4 April 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: New planning provisions coming into force on 6 April 2012

  Letter to local authorities informing them about new planning provisions that came into force on 6 April 2012 on neighbourhood planning, permitted development rights and the Development Management Procedure Order.

  • Added:  4 April 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: National Planning Policy Framework

  Letter to local planning authorities informing them that the National Planning Policy Framework had been published.

  • Added:  27 March 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Circular 01/2012: The Building Act 1984, Building (Amendment) Regulations 2012

  This Circular details the changes to the Building Regulations, which includes the transfer of power to make building regulations in Wales to Welsh Ministers and changes to the Competent Person Schemes.

  • Added:  13 March 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Circular letter: The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2012

  This letter clarifies for building control bodies the changes to the Building Regulations made by the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/718).

  • Added:  13 March 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: National Planning Casework Unit - Update

  Letter to local authorities updating them on changes to the arrangements for handling planning casework following the closure of the Regional Government Offices.

  • Added:  10 February 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Community Infrastructure Levy Functions) Order 2011

  Letter to local planning authorities regarding the Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Community Infrastructure Levy Functions) Order 2011 made on 6 December 2011 which came into force on 7 December 2011.

  • Added:  26 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Housing Design Awards 2012

  Letter to local authorities encouraging them to put forward examples of new homes which have contributed positively to their communities and become exemplars of good design to the Housing Design Awards 2012.

  • Added:  25 January 2012
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Circular letter: Building Regulations 2010 - Equality Act clarification

  This letter clarifies for building control bodies the relationship between the Equality Act 2010 and Part M (Access to and use of buildings) of the Building Regulations 2010.

  • Added:  9 December 2011
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters