Delve into the intricacies of planning enforcement with our expert guidance tailored for legal practitioners. Understand the nuances of compliance, breach identification, and the enforcement process to effectively manage and resolve planning disputes.
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has published a draft National Policy Statement (NPS) for data centres and launched...
This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: an overview of the planning implications of the Autumn Budget 2026, an extension to the...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published the Hope on the High Street policy paper on 28 October 2026, alongside...
Development consent has been granted for the Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park project. The project involves the construction of a solar...
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...
What rights of access are there over an unadopted road, the owner of which is unknown?Normally, if there is privately owned land in between a property...
What is a section 111 agreement?Section 111 agreements are agreements entered into with a local authority under section 111 of the Local Government...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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