We cover all key aspects of the planning application process from the procedure, viability considerations, to decision-making and material considerations, to the duty to give reasons for planning decisions.
A series of Practice Notes and Checklists outlining the planning issues for a planning title in a property transaction. How information’s revealed, what to report on, and the significance of the findings for the buyer.
Compulsory purchase is governed by complex legislation, case law and guidance. We provide the legal requirements and good practice to help customers navigate the procedure, scope of CPOs and opportunities for challenge.
Planning requirements, procedures, policy, appeals and enforcement. We cover developments ranging from small-scale residential extensions to nationally significant infrastructure projects.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched the National Housing Bank (NHB), a publicly owned subsidiary of Homes...
The Welsh Government's Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has announced the findings of an independent review of Welsh marine planning...
Planning analysis: The government has published a working paper on reforming site size thresholds to support housing delivery on different types of...
This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions on consultation of NPSs and temporary permitted development rights;...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Natural England have jointly published guidance on the preparation and review of...
Technical Advice Note 8: planning for renewable energy in WalesPolicy contextTechnical Advice Note (TAN) 8 provides technical advice to supplement the...
Environment Act 2021—snapshotTitleEnvironment Act 2021Key dateRoyal Assent: 9 November 2021SubjectEnvironmental principles, governance, regulation,...
Brexit—impact on environmental lawAs a result of the 23 June 2016 UK referendum on membership of the EU, which voted with a 52% majority voting in...
Climate change litigationOver the last decades, climate change has become an issue of ever-growing importance. With evolving scientific understanding...
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement—environmental provisionsEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementOn 24 December 2020, the European Commission and UK...
Highway projection licenceDATE [date]Parties1[name of Authority] of [address] ( Authority)2[name of Licensee] [of OR incorporated in England and...
Precedent compulsory purchase order indemnity agreementThis Agreement is made on [date]BETWEEN1[Council] whose principal place of business is...
Contract for sale—freehold vacant possession conditional on planningdate [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales...
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000—provision for disclosure by a local authority...
Environmental Information Regulations 2004—log sheet for verbal request for environmental information1. Name of applicant[insert details]2. If the...
Statutory wayleaves and rights of accessUtilitiesThe water, gas, electricity, communications and energy industries enjoy statutory rights of access...
Planning conditions—the six testsPowers to impose planning conditionsThe general powers for local planning authorities (LPAs) to impose conditions on...
Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of landIntroductionThe purpose of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is to...
Bias and pre-determination in planning casesScope of bias and pre-determination in planning casesBias and pre-determination can be an issue in...
Permitted development in WalesPlanning permission is required for the development of land. 'Development', which is defined in the Town and Country...
Declaratory relief of planning decisionsA declaratory judgment is a judgment identifying the rights, duties or obligations of one or more parties in a...
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)What is a Site of Special Scientific Interest?Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are sites in...
What is a town or village green?The existence of a town or village green (TVG) may restrict or even prevent development. It is a criminal offence to...
Material change of useControl of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is...
Implementing a CPO—notice to treat and General Vesting DeclarationContextThe confirmation of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) does not vest title in...
The Crichel Down RulesThe Crichel Down Rules (the Rules) require that in certain circumstances, surplus government land that was acquired by, or under...
The amount by which the total value of the development exceeds its total costs.
Listing aims to protect historically or architecturally important buildings and their surroundings from changes which materially alter the importance of the building or its setting. Listed building consent must be obtained to demolish, alter or extend a listed building in any way that affects its character.
A means of challenging the lawfulness of an act or omission by a public body, which has a sufficient public element. Planning judicial review is dealt with in a specialist Planning Court under rules set out in s 31 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 and CPR 54.