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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have published the government’s...
This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a High Court decision dismissing a challenge to compulsory acquisition authorised for a...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 9 October 2026 cover proposed amendments concerning...
Planning analysis: In TNC v SSHCLG, the High Court dismissed a challenge to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS)’s rejection of an appeal concerning a...
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...
Certificates of lawfulness of proposed works to a listed buildingA certificate of lawfulness of proposed works under section 26H of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (P(LBCA)A 1990) provides formal confirmation that proposed works of alteration or extension (but not
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)What is a Site of Special Scientific Interest?Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are sites in England and Wales which are given legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA 1981), in recognition of their special interest by
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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