Planning Law Improved by Law Society Law Society Press Release 1 August 2006 The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has today issued to local authorities good practice guidance on the drafting of planning agreements to complement the revised circular on planning obligations issued in 2005. The Law Society has been working with the DCLG (formerly the ODPM) in the production of the model provisions and guidance notes. These models can be used or adapted to local circumstances, and avoid the need to embark on drafting from scratch.