Jo Hannah#1932

Jo Hannah

Jo has over 20 years experience of dealing with Planning, Highway and associated matters. She started her career in local government and became the Head of the Planning and Highways legal team at a metropolitan authority. Having joined private practice she regularly advises private and public sector clients on a range of planning matters including on major regeneration schemes in London including providing advice on complex CIL issues and Section 106 agreements. She has advised on heritage matters including the negotiation of Heritage Partnership Agreements in respect of large heritage assets. She also advises on appeals and enforcement matters. In addition to planning she has been involved with resisting applications to list buildings and land as assets of community value and in resisting many applications to have land listed as a Town and Village Green. She also has the experience of advising on complex highways matters in both the public and private sector. She is recognised in Chambers and Legal 500 as a 'recommended lawyer'.
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Are local planning authorities required to publish drafts (rather than final signed versions) of
Are local planning authorities required to publish drafts (rather than final signed versions) of
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This Q&A considers whether local planning authorities are required to publish draft versions of section 106 agreements on their planning registers.

Can a statutory undertaker with powers of compulsory acquisition make use of a notice to enter and survey
Can a statutory undertaker with powers of compulsory acquisition make use of a notice to enter and survey
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This Q&A looks at whether a statutory undertaker with powers of compulsory acquisition can use issue a notice under section 172 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to enter and survey land in the following scenarios: in advance of starting any compulsory purchase proceedings, or in a scenario where future compulsory purchase of the land is not at all envisaged

Can vehicular (car or van) use be exercised over a public bridleway by the landowner and their visitors,
Can vehicular (car or van) use be exercised over a public bridleway by the landowner and their visitors,
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This Q&A considers whether a vehicular (car or van) use can be exercised over a public bridleway by the landowner and their visitors, contractors and other invitees or whether the use is limited to only horses, carts, cyclists and pedestrians.

Does a local authority have a power to declare a street to be a highway maintainable at public expense,
Does a local authority have a power to declare a street to be a highway maintainable at public expense,
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This Q&A considers the powers and duties of a local authority to declare a street as highway maintainable at public expense.

How much detail is required from the Local Authority when requesting an annual fee to protected sites in
How much detail is required from the Local Authority when requesting an annual fee to protected sites in
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This Q&A considers how much detail is required from a Local Authority when requesting an annual fee to protected sites.

If a planning application has been granted on the basis of there being imperative reasons of overriding
If a planning application has been granted on the basis of there being imperative reasons of overriding
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This Q&A considers what happens to planning permission, if an application has been granted on the basis of there being imperative reasons of overriding public interest and the grounds of which no longer exist when compensatory measures have been granted.

If a planning officer has informally indicated that a trench excavated by a developer constitutes
If a planning officer has informally indicated that a trench excavated by a developer constitutes
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This Q&A considers whether, if a planning officer has informally indicated that a trench excavated by a developer constitutes commencement of development, the council can refuse a subsequent certificate of lawfulness application because it considers the same trench de minimis and insufficient to trigger commencement.

In relation to a confirmed compulsory purchase order, can the local authority continue to negotiate
In relation to a confirmed compulsory purchase order, can the local authority continue to negotiate
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This Q&A considers general vesting declarations and acquisition by agreement after a compulsory purchase order has been confirmed.

In relation to agricultural ties, to what extent does the occupier need to be engaged in employment for
In relation to agricultural ties, to what extent does the occupier need to be engaged in employment for
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This Q&A considers the level of employment an occupier of an agricultural property must be engaged in.

Is it possible for highways drainage to be adopted under an agreement made under section 38 of the
Is it possible for highways drainage to be adopted under an agreement made under section 38 of the
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This Q&A considers whether it is possible for highways drainage to be adopted under an agreement made under section 38 of the Highways Act 1980, to become maintainable at the public expense, and if so whether the highways authority will have rights of access to carry out maintenance and repairs to its drainage on a third party's land.

Is it possible to apply for a lawful development certificate for a breach of a planning condition which
Is it possible to apply for a lawful development certificate for a breach of a planning condition which
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This Q&A considers whether it is possible to apply for a lawful development certificate for a breach of a planning condition which restricts occupation of an outbuilding as an annex where the condition is also repeated on the listed building consent for the property, or whether the fact that the listed building consent contains the same condition effectively precludes an LDC application being made.

What happens to private drainage easements when the drain is transferred to the statutory undertaker
What happens to private drainage easements when the drain is transferred to the statutory undertaker
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This Q&A discusses the effect of drain transferral to the statutory undertaker pursuant to the Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011, SI 2011/1566.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Q&A Panel

Qualified Year

  • 1979

Membership

  • Compulsory Purchase Associate Law Society

Education

  • LLB Honours Liverpool University

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