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Planning Inspectorate
The Planning Inspectorate (sometimes referred to as PINS) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of the United Kingdom Government with responsibility for making decisions and providing recommendations and advice on a range of land use planning-related issues across England. It also makes recommendations on nationally significant infrastructure projects in Wales.
The Planning Inspectorate traces its roots back to the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1909 and the birth of the planning system in the UK. John Burns (1858–1943), the first member of the working class to become a government Minister, was President of the Local Government Board and responsible for the 1909 Housing Act. He appointed Thomas Adams (1871–1940) as Town Planning Assistant – a precursor to the current role of Chief Planning Inspector.
Subsequent Acts have included the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1919, the Town Planning Act of 1925, and the Town and Country Planning Acts of 1932, 1947 and 1990.
Between 1977 and 2001 the inspectorate was based in Tollgate House, Bristol before moving to its current headquarters at Temple Quay House, Bristol.
The National Planning Policy Framework (Community Involvement) Bill 2013-14 proposed to abolish the Planning Inspectorate.
Changes to planning laws as a result of the Localism Act 2011 impacted the Planning Inspectorate, resulting in them being exposed to the consequences of top-down policy and local autonomy, according to academic research published in 2018.
On 9 May 2019, in a Written Statement, the Welsh Government signalled its intention to establish a separate, dedicated Planning Inspectorate for Wales due to the ongoing divergence of the regimes in England and Wales. On 1 October 2021, the staff and functions of Planning Inspectorate for Wales transferred back to the Welsh Government. The new division of Welsh Government is called Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (Welsh: Penderfyniadau Cynllunio ac Amgylchedd Cymru).
In 2024, the Planning Inspectorate rejected a proposal to build 1,322 homes a year in Oxford amid a local housing crisis. The Planning Inspectorate said there were no exceptional circumstances justifying the need for more homes.
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Planning Inspectorate
The Planning Inspectorate (sometimes referred to as PINS) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of the United Kingdom Government with responsibility for making decisions and providing recommendations and advice on a range of land use planning-related issues across England. It also makes recommendations on nationally significant infrastructure projects in Wales.
The Planning Inspectorate traces its roots back to the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1909 and the birth of the planning system in the UK. John Burns (1858–1943), the first member of the working class to become a government Minister, was President of the Local Government Board and responsible for the 1909 Housing Act. He appointed Thomas Adams (1871–1940) as Town Planning Assistant – a precursor to the current role of Chief Planning Inspector.
Subsequent Acts have included the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1919, the Town Planning Act of 1925, and the Town and Country Planning Acts of 1932, 1947 and 1990.
Between 1977 and 2001 the inspectorate was based in Tollgate House, Bristol before moving to its current headquarters at Temple Quay House, Bristol.
The National Planning Policy Framework (Community Involvement) Bill 2013-14 proposed to abolish the Planning Inspectorate.
Changes to planning laws as a result of the Localism Act 2011 impacted the Planning Inspectorate, resulting in them being exposed to the consequences of top-down policy and local autonomy, according to academic research published in 2018.
On 9 May 2019, in a Written Statement, the Welsh Government signalled its intention to establish a separate, dedicated Planning Inspectorate for Wales due to the ongoing divergence of the regimes in England and Wales. On 1 October 2021, the staff and functions of Planning Inspectorate for Wales transferred back to the Welsh Government. The new division of Welsh Government is called Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (Welsh: Penderfyniadau Cynllunio ac Amgylchedd Cymru).
In 2024, the Planning Inspectorate rejected a proposal to build 1,322 homes a year in Oxford amid a local housing crisis. The Planning Inspectorate said there were no exceptional circumstances justifying the need for more homes.