Non-residential institutions including libraries and museums.

Leisure.

Planning committees often delegate powers to planning officers, usually to deal with minor applications or to issue planning permissions once a planning agreement has been completed.

Not as straightforward as one might think. Listed building consent is needed for demolition of listed buildings. Conservation area consent is required for demolition in a conservation area. Planning permission must be obtained for the demolition of a house which is structurally connected to another. In other cases, notice must just be given to the local planning authority before demolition is commenced.

Planning permission with no reserved matters.

Almost all building operations and any material change of use. Planning permission is needed unless the proposals constitute permitted development.

An evolving plan which governs development in a local planning authority's area. Planning decisions have to be made in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. County councils produce structure plans. District councils publish local plans. Taken together these two documents form the development plan. Unitary authorities produce a combined plan - the unitary plan - for their areas.