Guidance

Improving planning performance: criteria for designation

This document sets out revised criteria for assessing local planning authority performance.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local 바카라 사이트, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local 바카라 사이트 (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 4 June 2013
• Last updated: 26 February 2025 바카라 사이트� See all updates

Applies to England

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Improving planning performance: criteria for designation (updated 2024)

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Explanatory memorandum to improving planning performance: criteria for designation (updated 2024)

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Details

This document sets out the government바카라 사이트檚 criteria for assessing local planning authority performance in determining applications for major and non-major development. The explanatory memorandum explains the changes to the criteria for assessing local planning authority performance.

Published 4 June 2013

Last updated 26 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2025

   Added revised Explanatory memorandum to improving planning performance: criteria for designation (updated 2024).

2. 4 December 2024

   Added updated Improving planning performance: Criteria for designation; and updated Explanatory memorandum.

3. 19 October 2022

   Explanatory Memorandum updated: this is a new version of a previously laid and withdrawn document.

4. 13 October 2022

   Added updated Improving planning performance: Criteria for designation; and updated Explanatory memorandum.

5. 16 December 2020

   Added updated Criteria for designation, and updated explanatory memorandum.

6. 29 November 2018

   Added Improving planning performance: criteria for designation (revised 2018), and Explanatory Memorandum.

7. 22 November 2016

   Added revised criteria for designation, and explanatory moratorium.

8. 24 August 2015

   Added explanatory memorandum to "Improving planning performance: criteria for designation (revised 2015)".

9. 20 July 2015

   Added 2015 revised criteria.

10. 4 July 2014

    Added Explanatory memorandum to Improving planning performance: criteria for designation (revised 2014), published 4 July 2014.

11. 13 June 2014

    This document has been updated following consultation. Revised version published 13 June 2014.

12. 4 June 2013

    First published.