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In the United Kingdom, Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPG) were statements of the Government's national policy and principles towards certain aspects of the town planning framework. They were material considerations in the determination of planning applications .
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is a land-use planning policy in England. It was originally published by the UK's Department of Communities and Local Government in March 2012, consolidating over two dozen previously issued documents called Planning Policy Statements (PPS) and Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPG) for use in England ...
They had gradually been replacing the old style Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPG). In December 2010 the Department for Communities and Local Government announced that all PPSs would be replaced by a single document, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Planning Policy Guidance Notes are also being gradually replaced by Planning Policy Statements. Minor variations were allowed to planning permissions, recognising that information provided for planning permission does not provide enough detail for actual construction. Working drawings are required first, and architects often make small changes ...
In England, spatial planning is undertaken at the national level, through the National Planning Policy Framework. The London region is the only one to have a statutory London Plan . Most planning functions are exercised by local authorities, with neighbourhood planning also taking place in some areas.
Planning Policy Guidance 16: Archaeology and Planning commonly abbreviated as PPG 16, was a document produced by the UK Government to advise local planning authorities in England and Wales on the treatment of archaeology within the planning process.
The Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7.c. 44) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevented the building of "back-to-back" houses.The act also meant local authorities must introduce systems of town planning and meant homes had to be built to certain legal standards.
The publication of Planning Policy Guidance 13 in 1994 (revised in 2001), [4] followed by A New Deal for Transport [5] in 1998 and the white paper Transport Ten Year Plan 2000 [6] again indicated an acceptance that unrestrained growth in road traffic was neither desirable nor feasible.