A section 52 agreement is a set of planning obligations contained in the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (TCPA 1971) relating to specific pieces of...
Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
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The existence of a town or village green (TVG) may restrict or even prevent development. It is a criminal offence to disturb or interfere with the use...
Role of material considerations in planning decisionsWhen considering an application for planning permission or permission in principle, section 70(2)...
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IntroductionThe purpose of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is to give a local planning authority (LPA) power to take...
Presumption in favour of sustainable developmentPolicy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published...
Meaning of ‘highway’In the broadest sense, a highway is a way (ie a defined route, such as a road, bridleway or footpath) over which the public have...
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Affordable housingAffordable housing is housing provided to those who are struggling with their housing costs and whose housing needs are not met by...
Vacant building creditWhat is the vacant building credit?Under national planning policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), to support...
2012 NPPF and housing assessment [Archived]IntroductionThis archived Practice Note discusses the requirement in the National Planning Policy Framework...
The definition of ‘affordable housing’ set out in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework states that affordable housing includes discounted...
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