Press Releases and Notices
Additional unpublished Sustainability Appraisal on RSS South West
23 August 2010
Greg Clark MP visits the Planning Inspectorate
19 August 2010
The Planning Inspectorate, Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) and the Planning Portal, welcomed the Rt. Hon. Greg Clark, Minister for Decentralisation, to their Bristol headquarters on Monday 26 July to meet with IPC Chair, Sir Michael Pitt, and Katrine Sporle, Chief Executive, Planning Inspectorate. Read the full note...
Statistical Report 1st Quarter 2010-2011
05 August 2010
The Statistical Report 1st Quarter 2010-2011 has been published.
Rights of Way
15 July 2010
For reasons of economy, as of 15 July 2010, the Rights of Way Section will no longer issue hard copies of the Guidance on procedures for considering objections to Definitive Map and Public Path Orders in England as a matter of course. Whilst copies will continue to be issued on request, we will now be informing parties to orders that the booklet is available to view/download online.
2010 Annual Report and Accounts
14 July 2010
The Planning Inspectorate's Annual Report and Accounts has been laid before Parliament on 14 July 2010
Advice Note Cancelled
08 July 2010
The advice note "PPS3: demonstrating a 5 Year Supply of Deliverable Sites" has now been cancelled following the Secretary of State's statement on 6 July 2010 announcing the revocation of Regional Strategies with immediate effect.
Customer Survey
06 July 2010
View our latest 2009 customer satisfaction survey report 
945kb
Mediation in Planning report launched
29 June 2010
The National Planning Forum has launched Mediation in Planning - a report by Leonora Rozee OBE and Kay Powell. Press Notice 130kb & Full Report 1.05mb
Planning Inspectorate Statistics
17 June 2010
Statistical Report 2009-2010: England
Abolition of Regional Strategies
27 May 2010
The Planning Inspectorate has published a letter of 27 May 2010 from the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to Council leaders highlighting the Coalition Government's commitment to abolish Regional Strategies'
Rights of Way
12 May 2010
Rights of Way
29 April 2010
Sections 4 and 11 of the Consistency Guidelines have been updated
Rights of Way - Checklist for Order Making Authorities
23 April 2010
The Rights of Way Order Making Checklist has been amended to make clear that where an authority proposes to rely solely on their statement of grounds/reasons, they must also submit a list of the documents/evidence on which their statement is based.
Civil Service People Survey
25 March 2010
The Planning Inspectorate took part in the first cross-Civil Service attitude survey last year, which involved over 340,000 staff from 96 organisations across the Civil Service. The headline figures for the Planning Inspectorate are published below:
Civil Service People Survey 2009 16KB
Good Practice Advice Note 16/2010: Submitting Planning Obligations
22 February 2010
The Planning Inspectorate has written Good Practice Advice Note 16/2010: Submitting Planning Obligations which gives guidance to those submitting planning obligations in connection with planning appeals and with planning applications called in for determination by the Secretary of State. Further details.
Customer Service Opening Times during the Christmas period
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Wanting to broaden your experience in planning? Looking for a new challenge?
16 October 2009
This is your chance to be at the cutting edge of the new planning system working for the biggest employer of professional planners in the country.
Job Vacancy - Planning Officer - Vacancy now closed
Rights of Way
02 October 2009
Appendix 2 of Advice Note 9 has been amended to include a definition of a 'Local Authority' for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Centenary Essay Writing Competition
01 October 2009
The Inspectorate is currently celebrating its centenary and is looking forward to another 100 years of positive planning. Part of looking forward is seeking the views/thoughts/opinions of those who will be responsible for moving the planning system forward into the next 100 years. What is the competition? - Now Closed
Rights of Way
22 September 2009
Public Advice Notes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 16 and 20 have been updated
Local Development Frameworks - New 'Learning from Experience' Publications
08 September 2009
The Examining Development Plan Documents: Learning from Experience (2MB) document and the Key Points: Learning from Experience Leaflet (358KB) seek to follow on from the Lessons Learnt Examining Development Plan Documents document.
Software Development Opportunities (Bristol)
26 August 2009
HEO Software Development Team Leader Ref: EB-08-09 Starting Salary £27,928 (range to £31,310) and EO Software Developer Ref: EB-09-09 Starting salary £22,598 (range to £24,724) - Vacancy Closed
North West Gypsies & Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation and Parking Standards - Examination in Public
18 August 2009
Planning Inspectorate Statistics
06 August 2009
Statistical Report 2008-2009: England has been published.
Planning Policy Statement 3 and Five Year Housing Land Supply
05 August 2009
Advice from CLG on the 5 year housing land supply required under PPS3 is given in this letter of 20 May 2009 from Richard McCarthy, CLG Director General Housing and Planning, to Councillor Steve Jordan, Leader of Cheltenham Borough Council.
ISO/IEC 27001 Security Standard
05 August 2009
The Planning Inspectorate's Information Services branch is certified to the information security standard ISO/IEC 27001.
Job Vacancy
28 July 2009
Job Vacancy - Head of Management Information and Analysis based in Bristol - Vacancy Closed
Planning Inspectorate Annual Report 09
Press release:
I am delighted that the Planning Inspectorate has made real improvement this year particularly in relation to our performance targets. Over the last 12 months we have also made excellent progress in readiness for our 21st Century Appeals service following the 2008 Planning Act, including our new faster approach to Householder Appeals. I am also particularly pleased that steady progress is now being made with regard to the number of DPDs being submitted.
Over the next year we need to build on this work to ensure that we further help deliver the Government’s reform of the planning system, making the appeals system proportionate, customer focused and efficient.
View the Annual Report 4.31mb
Higher Planning Officer Vacancy
Wanting to broaden your experience in planning? Looking for a new challenge?
Higher Planning Officer Vacancy in our Welsh Office - Vacancy Closed
Rights of Way
24 June 2009
A new Rights of Way Advice Note (21) has been created in relation to Procedural Irregularities 47KB.
Rights of Way Announcement
03 June 2009
What we copy in relation to Statements of Case, Proofs of Evidence and Supporting Documents
Panel Secretary and Panel Assistant Vacancy
21 May 2009
Panel Secretary & Panel Assistant vacancy for Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London - Vacancy Closed
Panel Secretary Job Vacancy
19 May 2009
North West Plan: Partial Revision (Regional Spatial Strategy) (Gypsies and travellers, travelling showpeople and parking standards) - Vacancy Closed
Rights of Way Announcement
05 May 09
Since 3 November 2008, we have been running a pilot scheme where we have been publishing all statements of case, proofs of evidence and supporting documents on the Planning Inspectorate’s website. Regrettably, we have made the difficult decision to terminate the pilot, this is set out in full in this letter 40kb.
Please note that as of 4 May 2009, we will only be publishing the following documents;
Notice of Order
Site notice
Notice of proposal to modify an Order
Inspectors decision(s).
Conditions and Obligations
21 April 09
Guidance for Inspectors on planning conditions and obligations (first published in Planning Inspectorate Newsletter Issue 9)
Planning Inspectorate publishes guidance to improve appeals process
03 April 09
Press release
Opportunities in Bristol - 2 Senior Human Resources Manager Positions
25 March 09
HR Manager - Operations - Ref: EB-02-09
HR Manager - Employee Relations, Communications, Health Safety and wellbeing - Ref: EB-03-09 - Vacancy Closed
Opportunities in Bristol - EO Finance
23 March 09
Job Vacancy in Bristol - EO Finance - Vacancy Closed
Rights of Way Consistency Guidelines
16 March 2009
Section 4 of the Consistency guidlines have been updated.
21st Century Appeals Service
04 March 2009
The beginnings of a guide to the changes introduced by the Planning Act 2008.
The Planning Inspectorate wins Commitment to Lifelong Learning Award
13 February 2009
We are delighted to have won the award for Employer Commitment to Lifelong Learning at the 2008 Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Planning Awards. The ceremony was held in London on 5th February 2009.
Rights of Way
11 February 2009
We have amended Section 11 of the Consistency Guidelines as follows;
- In paragraph 11.7 we have replaced the word 'possibility' with the word 'indication'
- We have added the Finance Act as Part 1
- We have inserted guidance on Farm Survey records as Part 2
- We have inserted guidance on War Power Closures as Part 3
East of England Regional Spatial Strategy Panel Secretary vacancy
05 February 2009
The Planning Inspectorate, on behalf of Communities and Local Government, is seeking a Panel Secretary to assist in the Examination in Public (EIP) of the East of England Plan: Thurrock/Lakeside Basin Single Issue Review. Vacancy Now closed
Rights of Way update to the checklist for Order Making Authorities
03 February 2009
Please note that there is now a health and safety questionnaire appended to the Order Making Authority's checklist for submitting Orders to The Planning Inspectorate. OMAs will now be required to provide detailed information about any potential risks there may be at the site.
Rights of Way Guidance Booklet
30 January 2009
Please note that as of Monday 2 February 2009, our Quality Assurance Unit will now be dealing with all complaints. We have made an amendment to section 9 of our booklet. As it is only a slight amendment, we have not given the booklet a new revision number.
How to complete your appeal form
26 January 2009
The Planning Inspectorate has produced some new guides in order to help you complete your appeal form, guides have been produced for planning appeals, enforcement appeals, Lawful Development Appeals, Listed Building or Conservation area consent and listed building or Conservation area enforcement appeals.
Statistics - Appeals decided and outcome
23 January 2009
Rights of Way - Publication of Costs Decisions
21 January 2009
Opportunities in Bristol
14 January 2009
Administrative Officer Posts - Vacancy Closed
Advice for Inspectors - Protected Species Consultations: Natural England's Changed Approach
13 January 2009
Protected Species Consultations: Natural England's Changed Approach
Planning Inspectorate Newsletter Issue 11
05 January 2009
Issue 11 of the Newsletter has been issued.
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