This Practice Note looks at certain of the permitted development rights in England under Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted...
Article 4 directions can be used by local planning authorities (LPAs) to withdraw permitted development rights that would otherwise apply by virtue of the Town and...
What is an Enterprise Zone? Enterprise Zones (EZs) are areas of land that offer a range of benefits to businesses, with the aim of attracting new businesses to that area,...
What is a lawful development certificate? A lawful development certificate (LDC) is a certificate issued by a local planning authority (LPA) under either section 191 or...
What is a Local Development Order (LDO)? An LDO grants permission for a certain type of development, thereby removing the need for a planning application to be made by...
This Practice Note deals with permitted development in England. For guidance on permitted development in Wales, see Practice Note: Permitted development in Wales. Legal...
Planning permission is required for the development of land. 'Development', which is defined in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s 55 (TCPA 1990), comprises: •...
Permitted development rights Section 57(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) establishes that planning permission is required for the carrying out of...
Permitted development in England The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, SI 2015/596 (the GPDO) provides a number of permitted...
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 1995, SI 1995/418 (in Wales) and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order...
Many small domestic extensions to dwellinghouses benefit from permitted development rights and do not require planning permission if they meet specific criteria....
Background to Crown’s immunity from development control In 1992, the government decided to progressively remove any immunities protecting government departments and Crown...
Planning permission—does demolition count as 'development'? Under section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for...
Permitted development rights for telecommunication development Certain forms of telecommunication development, eg mobile telephone masts, are permitted development, ie...
Local development orders (LDOs) relieve local planning authorities (LPAs) of the need to determine numerous, routine planning applications. They are usually made in...
Permitted development A number of permitted development rights (PD rights) exist to develop within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse. See Practice Notes: Permitted...
Interpreting planning permission post Trump and Ashford Interpreting planning permission by reference to application documents and extrinsic material Legal principles The...
