Reference Document Author Year
NAT01 National Planning Policy Framework Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government December 2024
NAT02 Planning Practice Guidance MHCLG/DLUHC Multiple
NAT03 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 HM Government May 2004
NAT04 The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 HM Government 2006
NAT05 EC Guidance on the implementation of the EU nature legislation in estuaries and coastal zones European Commission January 2011
NAT06 The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 HM Government 2012
NAT07 BREEAM Communities Technical Manual BREEAM 2012
NAT08 Technical Guidance to the National Planning Policy Framework Department of Communities and Local Government March 2012
NAT09 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Habitats Directive: Guidance on the Application of Article 6(4). Alternative Solutions, Imperative Reasons for Overriding Public Interest (IROPI) and Compensatory Measures Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs August 2012
NAT10 Planning Practice Guidance: Combined Heat and Power DESNZ / DBEIS January 2013 and updates
NAT11 Planning Practice Guidance: Town Centres and Retail DHLUC / MHCLG March 2014 and updates
NAT12 Department for Communities and Local Government: Technical Housing Standards – Nationally Described Space Standard Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government March 2015
NAT13 The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 Regulation 8 HM Government 2017 and updates
NAT14 The Conservation of Habitats and Species (amendment) (EU exit) Regulations 2019 HM Government 2019
NAT15 Guidance: Groundwater Source Protection Zones Environment Agency August 2019
NAT16 Public Health England Health Impact Assessment in Spatial Planning Public Health England October 2020
NAT17 Sixth Carbon Budget The Climate Change Committee December 2020
NAT18 National Design Guide DLUHC / MHCLG January 2021
NAT19 Guidance: Habitats Regulations Assessment: Protecting a European site DEFRA / Natural England / Welsh Government / Natural Resources Wales February 2021 and updates
NAT20 National Model Design Code DLUHC / MHCLG July 2021
NAT21 UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy Department for Science, Innovation and Technology April 2023
NAT22 Levelling Up and Regeneration Act HM Government October 2023
NAT23 Written Ministerial Statement Planning – Local Energy Efficiency Standards Update Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities December 2023
NAT24 Planning Policy for Traveller Sites DHLUC / MHCLG December 2023
NAT25 Digital sector Workforce Analysis – Technical Report Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport December 2022 and updates September 2024
NAT26 The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy Department for Business and Trade June 2025