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Understanding the planning system: Explainer articles

Updated: Dec 9, 2023

Our explainer articles provide an overview of different aspects of the planning system in England. They help you to understand how planning works in practice and highlight useful resources that can help you learn more.


The image shows planners, an urban designer and a transport planner looking at complex plans for development and considering what actions that they need to take to ensure the development meets community needs with right mix of uses housing and commercial uses, is well designed and accessible by public transport and with manageable impacts on highways.

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