Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
Control of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is required for ‘the carrying...
Why is it important to establish the planning unit?Planning permission is required where there has been a material change of use (see Practice Note:...
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...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Policy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012, taking immediate effect. It...
What is a Local Development Order (LDO)?An LDO is a local development order, made at local authority level by a local planning authority (LPA). Once...
What is a purchase notice?The purchase notice procedure provides landowners with a means of having land acquired by a local planning authority (LPA)...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
Whether the pub is an asset of community value (ACV)An asset can be listed if its principal use furthers (or has recently furthered) the community’s...
It is assumed that there is a headlease which has been forfeited, and that any sub-leases under this lease have also come to an end. The Electronics...
It may firstly be worth checking the terms of the existing contamination indemnity to see whether it would be nullified by the acquiring authority’s...
Unless the statement of planning policy has been quashed by a decision of the court, the fact that a particular policy statement is the subject of an...
Where a roadway is adopted by the local highways authority, can it also form part of an individual property owner's registered title?Where a road has...
Section 106 agreements (section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990)) enable those with an interest in land to ‘by agreement or...
The effect of adoption of a road as public highway does not automatically involve the transfer of ownership of the highway in the highway authority....
Section 180 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is in the following terms:‘…180 Effect of planning permission, etc, on enforcement...
An agreement under section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 (HiA 1980) (a section 278 agreement) is an agreement relating to the carrying out of highways...
Highways England is an entity established and owned by the government to manage the motorways and A-roads in England. It has been granted the ability...