Planning Policy Statements

In the United Kingdom, Planning Policy Statements (PPS) are statements of the British Government's national policy and principles towards certain aspects of the town planning framework. They apply to England only. They are not legally binding, but the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act requires that they must be had regard to by authorities preparing development plans, and may be treated as material considerations in the determination of planning applications.

They are gradually replacing the old style Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPG).

PPS which have been introduced so far are:

• Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development PPS1
• Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing PPS3
• Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic GrowthPPS4
• Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic EnvironmentPPS5
• Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (now cancelled and replaced by PPS 4) PPS6
• Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas PPS7
• Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation PPS9
• Planning Policy Statement 10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management PPS10
• Planning Policy Statement 11: Regional Spatial Strategies PPS11 The coalition government announced in 2010 that Regional Spatial Strategies were to be abolished and, despite a court finding that the Secretary of State had acted unlawfully by telling local planning authorities to take that into account prior to abolition, the Policy Statement was removed from the DCLG website before the law was changed.
• Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Development Frameworks PPS12
• Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy PPS22
• Planning Policy Statement 23: Planning and Pollution Control PPS23
• Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk PPS25

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). A consultation draft of this new document was published on 25 July 2011.

See also

• Town and country planning in the United Kingdom

• The Merton Rule (the result of Planning Policy Statement 22)

• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004