Court clarifies duties to consider listed buildings and scheduled monuments in planning decisions

Table of contents

• Original news
• What were the facts of this case?
• What issues did this case raise? Why is it significant?
• What did the court decide?
• To what extent is the judgment helpful in clarifying the law in this area?
• What does all this mean for lawyers and their clients?
• How does this fit in with other developments in this area? Do you have any predictions for future developments?

Article summary

Planning analysis: Nicola MacLennan, associate, and Vanessa Ralph, legal director, in the DLA Piper planning team, consider the implications of the court’s decision in Williams v Powys County Council, that where there is a view encompassing both a listed building and the development, not everything encompassed in such a view comprises the setting of the building.