Harriet Townsend

This Q&A looks at whether a third party can judicially review a local planning authority’s failure to provide notice of its decision on a prior approval decision within 56 days.

This Q&A considers what are the minimum requirements for implementation of a planning permission granted for a change of use of land.

This Q&A considers how to make a deed poll after the expiry of the notice to treat or the notice to enter.

This Q&A considers who will be liable to be prosecuted if a planning enforcement notice is served on both the tenant and landlord and this is not appealed or complied with.

This Q&A looks at whether prior approval granted under Part 18 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, is indefinite.

This Q&A looks at whether the period for enforcement for installing air conditioning units on a property within a conservation area without planning permission is four or ten years.

This Q&A considers the rule which allows a structure or temporary structure for which planning permission was needed, but not obtained, to remain and to be replaced after it has stood unchallenged for a period of time without the prospect of enforcement action from the local authority.

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

This Q&A looks at what happens to the amount of community infrastructure levy (CIL) payable if a development's Gross Internal Area (and thus its chargeable amount) is altered by an application under s 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

This Q&A sets out the procedure for recovering expenses where a local authority has taken emergency action to render a dangerous building safe, under section 78 of the Building Act 1984.

This Q&A looks at the process for paying compensation following a compulsory purchase order where the owner cannot be located.