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.
Planning analysis: In Barstow v Green GEN, the High Court held that notice under section 174 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016) must be...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published a new suite of guidance on various aspects of the procedure of obtaining...
Planning analysis: In Lanchester Properties v Forestry Commission, the High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to the Forestry Commission’s...
Planning analysis: On 3 July 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published its response to the consultation on...
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
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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
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
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