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.

[5] On 01 October 2021, the staff and functions of Planning Inspectorate for Wales transferred to the Welsh Government.

[6] The new division 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.

Frameworks established by related legislation cover other areas of work such as Environmental appeals and Rights of Way casework.