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The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Planning weekly highlights—10 July 2025
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...
Is it possible to legally change the name of an applicant on a planning application once the application has been submitted but prior to determination?See the Planning Portal’s guidance notes: Can I amend a submitted application? This explains how to make amendments to an application which has been
Can a location plan have two red edges showing the main proposed development site and the proposed temporary construction compound sited at a distance from the main site?There is no reason in principle for different but connected sites to be shown as part of a planning application including where
Bias and pre-determination in planning casesScope of bias and pre-determination in planning casesBias and pre-determination can be an issue in planning cases where a planning decision-maker, including a local planning authority (LPA) or planning inspector/Secretary of State, is determining a
Local planning authority as applicant for planning permission to itselfLocal authorities are not immune from having to obtain planning permission to develop land. The grant of planning permission by any local authority to itself has always been an area of criticism, particularly as the grant of
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