Their expertise in landscape design, ecological considerations and visual integration can significantly contribute to the assessment and planning of a project.
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Section 3
The PPSNI is the key document that guides the planning system in Northern Ireland. It sets out the policy framework for development in Northern Ireland, including the criteria for assessing planning applications and the objectives for sustainable development.
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The UK planning system is divided into several levels, with different roles and responsibilities at each level – National and Local.
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The effects of Brexit on the UK planning system are still uncertain as the negotiations on the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU are ongoing.
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Engaging with NIMBYs or LADs groups can be challenging, but it is important to address their concerns in order to build community support for a development project.
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The LDF is a set of documents that sets out a local authority’s policies and proposals for the development and use of land within its area.
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In terms of how to prepare a local plan, authorities should assess future needs and opportunities for their area, explore and identify options for addressing these, and then set out a preferred approach.
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Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment are tools used at the plan-making stage to assess the likely effects of the plan when judged against reasonable alternatives.
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A Sustainability Appraisal is a systematic process that must be carried out during the preparation of Local Plans and Spatial Development Strategies.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic decision support process, aiming to ensure that environmental and possibly other sustainability aspects are considered effectively in policy, plan and program making.
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Highways England (formerly the Highways Agency) is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and major A roads.
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The UK has many Historic Battlefield sites, some of which have legal protection through heritage protection legislation whilst others are protected through landscape legislation.
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The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, planning permission, examinations of Local Plans and other planning-related and specialist casework.
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When a Design and Access Statement (DAS) is required in a planning application submission, certain aspects of the design process…
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The Bern Convention is a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature conservation, covering most of the natural heritage of the European continent.
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Natural England’s main responsibilities include AONBs, the ELC, NCA profiles, LCAs, Heritage Coasts and National Parks.
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Submitting a project for planning can be summarised in the following simple steps: Preparation all the necessary documentation and drawings…
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Nearly all appeals are decided by Inspectors or by appointed persons; in each case they are solely responsible for their decision.
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A National Park Authority is a special term used in the United Kingdom for legal bodies charged with maintaining a National Park.
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