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Get, change, implement planning permission
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.
Planning issues in property
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
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.
Legislation, guidance and commentary
Planning requirements, procedures, policy, appeals and enforcement. We cover developments ranging from small-scale residential extensions to nationally significant infrastructure projects.
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Latest Planning News
The British Property Federation (BPF) has responded to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s consultation on the revised...
The Welsh Government has announced that the Planning (Wales) Bill and the supplementary Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill have been...
Planning analysis: In Dharmeshkumar v SSHCLG, the Court of Appeal confirmed that permission for an appeal to the Court of Appeal following a Planning...
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has confirmed the permanent appointment of Rebecca Phillips as Chief Planning Inspector following a competitive...
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has published its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s...
Latest Planning Practice Notes
This Practice Note explains how energy performance in buildings is regulated through Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), when EPCs are needed,...
Introduction and backgroundThe State of Nature and Climate 2025 briefing paper published by the World Economic Forum included the following key...
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) grants a right of access to information held by public authorities. Under this right, any person making...
The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (I(W)A 2024) establishes a unified consenting process for the development of certain types of infrastructure in...
ContextPublic participation in, and consultation on, proposals for the development of land form an important element of the planning process....
Latest Planning Precedents
DATE [date]Parties1[name of Authority] of [address] (Authority)2[name of Licensee] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration...
This is the first draft of a precedent conservation covenant agreement, to be made under section 117 of the Environment Act 2021 (EA 2021). It is...
This Agreement is made on [date]BETWEEN1[Council] whose principal place of business is [address] (the Council);2[Developer] whose registered office is...
AGREEMENTrelating toliabilities arising from an agreement made under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [and [insert other...
date [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose registered office is at]...
Latest Planning Q&As
Featured Planning content
Statutory wayleaves and rights of access
Statutory wayleaves and rights of accessUtilitiesThe water, gas, electricity, communications and energy industries enjoy statutory rights of access...
Planning conditions—the six tests
Planning conditions—the six testsPowers to impose planning conditionsThe general powers for local planning authorities (LPAs) to impose conditions on...
What rights of access are there over an unadopted road, the owner of which is unknown?
What is a section 111 agreement?
Where a roadway is adopted by the local highways authority, can it also form part of an individual property owner's registered title? What is the effect if a way is both adopted but also shown as within a registered title to a residential property?
Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land
Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of landIntroductionThe purpose of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is to...
Can a Grampian condition be imposed in respect of works which require Planning Permission in their own right?
Bias and pre-determination in planning cases
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 Wales
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 decisions
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)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)What is a Site of Special Scientific Interest?Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are sites in...
If an unadopted highway has fallen into disrepair, what rights are open to an individual whose right to pass and repass over that highway has been restricted by the state of disrepair?
Are there any restrictions on amending the red line on a planning application before it is determined?
What is a town or village green?
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 use
Material change of useControl of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is...
Is there a limitation period for water authorities to require a build over agreement to be entered into (for example, if a building had been in existence for 12 years without a relevant build over agreement in place)? Are there any specific powers to require a build over agreement to be entered into retrospectively (if the authority owned the sewer prior to the 2011 transfer)?
Implementing a CPO—notice to treat and General Vesting Declaration
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 Rules
The Crichel Down RulesThe Crichel Down Rules (the Rules) require that in certain circumstances, surplus government land that was acquired by, or under...
Associated legal terms
Mineral resources
Mineral resources are defined in Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) as natural concentrations of minerals or, in the case of aggregates, bodies of rock that are, or may become, of potential economic interest due to their inherent properties. The types of minerals include: aggregate minerals; industrial minerals; hydrocarbons; and energy minerals.
Permitted development
Permission to carry out certain development without the need to make an application to the local planning authority for planning permission, as permission is granted by development order (SI 2015/596 in England and SI 1995/418 in Wales). Permitted development rights are subject to strict exceptions, limitations and conditions.
Section 106 agreement
Agreements made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s 106 between developers and local planning authorities (LPAs) in respect of land, that regulate development or require money to be paid to the LPA to mitigate the impacts of development. They bind the land and are enforceable against successors.
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