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What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

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High Court quashes permission granted under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (R (on the application of Parkview Homes) v Chichester District Council)

High Court quashes permission granted under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (R (on the application of Parkview Homes) v Chichester District Council)

High Court quashes permission granted under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (R (on the application of Parkview Homes) v Chichester District Council)

Planning weekly highlights—21 January 2021

Planning weekly highlights—21 January 2021

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Court of Appeal confirms that relevant local plan policy can prevent application of tilted balance in NPPF (Paul Newman Homes v SSHCLG)

Court of Appeal confirms that relevant local plan policy can prevent application of tilted balance in NPPF (Paul Newman Homes v SSHCLG)

The following Local Government news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Court of Appeal confirms that relevant local plan policy can prevent application of tilted balance in NPPF (Paul Newman Homes v SSHCLG)

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Declaratory relief of planning decisions

Declaratory relief of planning decisions

A declaratory judgment is a judgment identifying the rights, duties or obligations of one or more parties in a dispute. It is legally binding, but...

Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidence

Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidence

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...

Planning conditions—the six tests

Planning conditions—the six tests

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Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land

Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land

IntroductionThe purpose of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is to give a local planning authority (LPA) power to take...

Practice notes

Operational development

Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Judicial review time limits—extensions and urgent cases

When a public body receives a claim form for judicial review, the first step is to consider whether the claim has been brought in time. For further...
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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan
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Costs for judicial review—general principles

General rule on costs in judicial reviewThe general rule in relation to costs in judicial review, as in other proceedings, is that costs follow the...
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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan
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Material change of use

Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
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9th Nov
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Oversailing

TrespassTrespass is the unlawful presence of a person on land in the possession of another. The ownership of land includes the airspace above it....
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Defining the planning unit

Why is it important to establish the planning unit?Planning permission is required where there has been a material change of use (see Practice Note:...
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9th Nov
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Permission to appeal—the application

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...
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9th Nov
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Highways—ownership and creation

Meaning of ‘highway’In the broadest sense, a highway is a way (ie a defined route, such as a road, bridleway or footpath) over which the public have...
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9th Nov
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Keeping planning permission alive

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Overview of the EU legal system

Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
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Practice notes

Presumption in favour of sustainable development

Policy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012, taking immediate effect. It...
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9th Nov
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Local Development Orders

What is a Local Development Order (LDO)?An LDO is a local development order, made at local authority level by a local planning authority (LPA). Once...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Purchase notices

What is a purchase notice?The purchase notice procedure provides landowners with a means of having land acquired by a local planning authority (LPA)...
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9th Nov
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Compulsory purchase—compensation

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
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Produced in partnership with Stephen Morgan of Landmark Chambers 12th Jan

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Is it possible to enter into a deed under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for development carried out under permitted development rights, in a scenario the development would not be a permitted development because of the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), but if mitigation put forward in a s 106 deed could be secured, no EIA would be required?

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (the GPDO), SI 2015/596, art 3(1), grants planning permission for...
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22nd Jan
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Preparing an environmental statement

ContextEnvironmental impact assessment (EIA) is an assessment of a project’s likely significant environmental effects. EIA must be carried out for...
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18th Jan
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Environmental Impact Assessment and the Habitats Directive

IntroductionWhere EU law requires an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a proposed development project to be undertaken, that assessment will...
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Produced in partnership with Heather Sargent of Landmark Chambers 15th Jan
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Environmental impact assessment—screening and scoping

IntroductionEnvironmental impact assessment (EIA) aims to protect the environment by ensuring that a local planning authority (LPA), in deciding...
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15th Jan
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Environmental impact assessments and Development Consent Orders

ContextThe Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) sets out a development consent regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) in the fields...
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15th Jan
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Procedural requirements for environmental statements and decisions on EIA applications

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
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15th Jan
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Environmental impact assessments—key points

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
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15th Jan
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Environmental impact assessment: meaning of ‘significant effect’

IntroductionEIA is an assessment of a project's likely significant environmental effects. It enables environmental factors to be given due weight,...
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Produced in partnership with Heather Sargent of Landmark Chambers 15th Jan
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Directive 2014/52/EU on environmental impact assessment

Transposition of EU Directive 2014/52/EUOn 12 March 2014, the European Parliament voted in favour of accepting revisions to the EU Environmental...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

The duty to give reasons for planning decisions

Circumstances in which the duty to give reasons for planning decisions arisesIn 2013, the duty to give reasons for the grant of planning permission by...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Environmental Impact Assessment Directives—snapshot

Brexit impact11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Environment Agency guidance for planning applications in England

IntroductionPlanning applications have to be determined in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise....
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14th Jan

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