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Planning analysis: In Barclay v SoST, the Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal against the dismissal of challenges to the development consent...
Environment analysis: The Grantham Research Institute (GRI) report Global trends in climate change litigation: 2026 snapshot was released in June...
Public Law analysis: The Court of Appeal held that, for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), reg 12(4)(a)...
Planning analysis: In Staunch Campaign v North Northamptonshire Council, the court dismissed a judicial review challenging planning permission for 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...
Defining the planning unitWhy is it important to establish the planning unit?Pursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying out of any development of land’.‘Development’ is defined in TCPA 1990, s 55(1) as:•the carrying
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
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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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