Emily Knowles

This Q&A considers whether, in a scenario where a developer enters into a section 278 agreement and the works covered are entirely within a highway running along the application site and the developer is the owner of the application site which has charges against it, the mortgagee should be a party to the agreement.

This Q&A considers whether there are any statutory rules or guidance on who must be notified of a planning application going to committee.

This Q&A considers whether one can amend or revoke a stopping up order made and under section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 after it has been published, for example, in circumstances where an agreed condition has been missed off.

This Q&A considers the whether BNG requirements apply to deemed planning permissions.

This Q&A considers if an application to register common land within a pioneer area is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Commons Act 2006, can the relevant Registration Authority refuse to register as common land any parts of the land subject to the application that are public highway?

This Q&A considers whether there is a statutory prohibition against assignment of a 38 Highways Act 1980 agreement that means parties cannot contract to allow assignment subject to consent.

This Q&A considers whether the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) applies to the enforcement of planning obligations.

This Q&A considers whether a decision of the Upper Tribunal on the interpretation of the National Planning Policy Framework is binding on courts other than the Upper Tribunal.

This Q&A looks at whether a roadway can form part of an individual property owner's registered title where it has been adopted by a local highway authority.