Glossary of terms

Acronym	Term	Description
-	Examination (Planning Act 2008)	The Planning Inspectorate has up to six months to carry out the examination. During this stage Interested Parties who have registered by making a Relevant Representation are invited to provide more details of their views in writing. Careful consideration is given by the Examining Authority to all the important and relevant matters including the representations of all Interested Parties, any supporting evidence submitted and answers provided to the Examining Authority’s questions set out in writing or posed at hearings.
-	Fluvial Floodplain	Area liable to flooding by a river
-	General Permitted Development Order (GPDO)	Legislation outlining planning procedures for the control of development. It excludes certain types of development from the need to obtain planning permission (see also Article 4 Direction).
-	Greenway	A public right of way for pedestrians, cyclists and possibly horse-riders, set in a landscaped corridor.
-	Groundwater	Water present in underground strata
-	Heritage Coast	An area of coastline designated to promote coastline conservation and enhance visitor enjoyment.
HMLR	His Majesty's Land Registry	A non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government, created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales.
-	Housing Association	Non-profit making organisations receiving funds from Central Government to provide housing for sale or rent for those in need.
-	Infilling	The filling of a small gap within a substantially built-up frontage.
-	Infrastructure	The services that support a new development or a settlement as a whole. These can range from hard engineering works, such as roads and drains, to social infrastructure, such as schools, surgeries and public transport.
-	Inter-Urban Route	A road, rail or bus route that connects towns and cities and provides for travel between them.
-	Interest	A legal interest that a person has in the land affected by a legal order for example where a person owns, leases, rents, or occupies the land or has some other legal right over or in relation to it.