Planning policy and guidance: water, air, soundscape and light

Guidance and services

• National standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
  Guidance on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of surface water drainage systems.
• Technical advice note (TAN) 11: noise
  How to use the planning system to reduce the adverse impact of noise.
• Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS): appeal guidance
  Guidance to explain how and when you can appeal a SuDS decision.
• Planning: noise from live music venues
  Introducing the 'agent of change' principle to planning policy.
• Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS): enforcement guidance
  Guidance to explain how and when you can appeal a SuDs enforcement notice.
• Updates to technical advice note (TAN) 11 on noise (CL-01-15)
  Letter to inform local planning authorities of changes to planning policy about noise.
• Appeal a sustainable drainage (SuDS) decision
  When and how you can appeal a SuDS decision.
• Assessing wind turbine noise
  Guidance to improve the consistency of assessing noise in wind farm planning applications.
• Appeal a sustainable drainage (SuDS) enforcement notice
  When and how you can appeal a SuDS enforcement notice.
• Mineral planning guidance 11: noise at surface mineral workings
  How to use the planning system to keep noise emissions from surface mineral sites at acceptable levels.
• Smells from animal waste processing: guidance for local authorities (circular 17/76)
  Advice for local authorities on how to deal with smell problems caused by animal waste processing.
• Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (circular 8/77)
  Summary of the main points covered by the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
• Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS): guidance
  Guidance for local authorities on the approval and use of SuDS on new developments.
• Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS): frequently asked questions
  Additional guidance on sustainable drainage systems for local authorities and developers.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS): explanatory memorandum
  Impact assessment
  Explains the background and aims of our legislation on sustainable drainage systems.