Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
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:...
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...
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...
Policy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012, taking immediate effect. It...
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...
What is a purchase notice?The purchase notice procedure provides landowners with a means of having land acquired by a local planning authority (LPA)...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
Conservation areas are parts of localities designated under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (P(LBCA)A 1990) as areas...
What is a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement?A Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement (HPA) is a non-statutory agreement between a...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
There are three ways in which a local planning authority (LPA) may take enforcement action against unauthorised works, or potential/impending future...
Statutory duty to consider heritage impacts in determining planning applicationsSection 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas)...
What are AONBs?Areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) are areas of countryside in England and Wales outside national parks which are designated...
Works to treesGenerally, work to trees does not constitute development under section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) so that...
What hedgerows are protected?Certain hedgerows are protected by the Hedgerows Regulations 1997, SI 1997/1160 (HR 1997), enacted under the Environment...
The word ‘curtilage’ is used frequently in a planning context. It appears in legislation, and its meaning has challenged many practitioners, as well...
Is a tree a plant or a hedge?Certainly the common botanical definition of ‘tree’ would suggest that a tree is a type of plant, but we have been unable...
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