Ability to vary a planning permission once granted Once planning permission is granted, the development which it authorises must take place in accordance with the...
Who can apply? Anyone can make a planning application; the applicant does not need to own the land. Full or outline planning applications Outline planning applications An...
Scope of bias and pre-determination in planning cases Bias and pre-determination can be an issue in planning cases where a local planning authority (LPA) is determining a...
What is a 'called-in application'? Most planning applications and applications for listed building consent are decided locally by the relevant local planning authority...
What is a design and access statement? A design and access statement (DAS) is a concise report accompanying certain applications for planning permission and listed...
Role of material considerations in planning decisions When considering an application for planning permission or permission in principle, section 70(2) of the Town and...
Statutory requirement to have regard to the development plan in planning application decisions When considering an application for planning permission or permission in...
Legislation and guidance The statutory requirements relating to the determination of planning applications are set out in: • the Town and Country Planning (Development...
Conditions requiring further approval of details Planning Practice Guidance on the use of planning conditions (the PPG) stresses that local planning authorities (LPAs)...
What are reserved matters? An outline planning permission provides a decision on the general principles of how a site can be developed. Outline planning permission is...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For further information on the implications of leaving the EU for planning law and...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For further information on the implications of leaving the EU for planning law and...
Statutory duty to consider heritage impacts in determining planning applications Section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (P(LBCA)A...
Statutory time limits for implementing planning permission Planning permissions do not last forever. Sections 91 and 92 of the Town and Country Planning...
Time limits for implementing planning permission Sections 91 and 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) require that every planning permission must...
Local 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...