TEP was appointed to produce a planning guidance report and toolkit for the Northwest Regional Development Agency and Forestry Commission partnership programme - Newlands. The guidance provides clarity on the complex and often conflicting planning requirements of forestry and community woodland regeneration initiatives.
The report provides a broad overview of the planning system. It explains planning policy and planning law and clarifies which typical Newlands and Forestry Commission operations require planning permission and which are classified as permitted development. A colour coded check list of typical Newlands Operations was devised for staff to provide a practical guide to the legislation and requirements.
The document also provides an overview of the development control process and a step-by-step guide to the process of applying for planning permission.