Understanding the planning system: Explainer articles
Easy to understand explanations of planning applications, local plans, Section 106 and more
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Your place in planning: Job opportunities in town planning
Explore the enormous range of opportunities to work in planning whatever your background
Career journeys: Hear from town planning professionals
Whether you are thinking about a career change or just changing it up, hear some career stories from professionals working in planning
Town planning podcasts and blogs: Our top picks
Our pick of the most insightful and interesting podcasts and blogs about plannning in England
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) explained
CIL is payment required certain types of development to fund for infrastructure, like schools and parks.
Section 106 (planning obligations) explained
Section 106 is used to secure affordable housing, highways
mitigation measure and other developer contributions to address the impacts.
Local Plans (the development plan) explained
This provides an easy to understand and brief overview of how local plans are developed.
Planning applications explained
The course covers planning applications, local plans, developer contributions (section 106 and CIL) and more.
Bookmark these town planning resources
This signposts and provides information on useful tools and resources for planners to help
do your jobs on planning applications.
How planning works: Planning in England explained
This provides an easy to understand overview and explanation of how the planning system in England works.
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