Gain a comprehensive understanding of how regulations and statutory requirements related to highways, streets, and public rights of way affect planning processes. Tailored for legal professionals, this guidance provides essential insights to navigate challenges, ensure compliance, and offer effective client advice. Efficiently manage disputes and applications within the planning framework, equipped with the crucial tools and expertise needed to protect interests and maintain public access and land use integrity.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed that it will bring forward amendments to the Social Housing Bill. The...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published guidance for applicants and drafters on moving development consent...
The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has received an application for permission to appeal concerning whether the Bromford Tunnel Extension and its relocated...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced reforms to Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) aimed at enabling...
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...
Can the local authority un-adopt an already adopted road, if so under what circumstances can they do so?Once a highway has been adopted, if it is no longer needed as public highway, or when the land is needed for development to take place, it can be 'stopped up' with the effect that the public no
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?It is important to remember that ‘adoption’ and ‘dedication’ are two very different things; a highway is adopted, if
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
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
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