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Liability to community infrastructure levy (R (Trent) v Hertsmere Borough Council)

Liability to community infrastructure levy (R (Trent) v Hertsmere Borough Council)

The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Liability to community infrastructure levy (R (Trent) v Hertsmere Borough Council)

Planning weekly highlights—22 April 2021

Planning weekly highlights—22 April 2021

The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Planning weekly highlights—22 April 2021

Planning weekly highlights—15 April 2021

Planning weekly highlights—15 April 2021

The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Planning weekly highlights—15 April 2021

New temporary permitted development rights in Wales to support economic recovery

New temporary permitted development rights in Wales to support economic recovery

The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on New temporary permitted development rights in Wales to support economic recovery

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Declaratory relief of planning decisions

Declaratory relief of planning decisions

A declaratory judgment is a judgment identifying the rights, duties or obligations of one or more parties in a dispute. It is legally binding, but...

Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidence

Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidence

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...

Planning conditions—the six tests

Planning conditions—the six tests

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus...

Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land

Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land

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...

Practice notes

Operational development

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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9th Nov
Practice notes

Judicial review time limits—extensions and urgent cases

When a public body receives a claim form for judicial review, the first step is to consider whether the claim has been brought in time. For further...
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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan
Practice notes

Costs for judicial review—general principles

General rule on costs in judicial reviewThe general rule in relation to costs in judicial review, as in other proceedings, is that costs follow the...
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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan
Practice notes

Material change of use

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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9th Nov
Practice notes

Oversailing

TrespassTrespass is the unlawful presence of a person on land in the possession of another. The ownership of land includes the airspace above it....
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Defining the planning unit

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:...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Permission to appeal—the application

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Highways—ownership and creation

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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9th Nov
Practice notes

Keeping planning permission alive

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Overview of the EU legal system

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...
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Produced in partnership with Laura Bolado 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Presumption in favour of sustainable development

Policy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012, taking immediate effect. It...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Local Development Orders

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Purchase notices

What is a purchase notice?The purchase notice procedure provides landowners with a means of having land acquired by a local planning authority (LPA)...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Compulsory purchase—compensation

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak...
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Produced in partnership with Stephen Morgan of Landmark Chambers 12th Jan

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Practice notes

Energy performance certificates (EPCs)—what are they and when are they required?

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The requirements to obtain an EPC before a property is sold or let can be difficult to satisfy when social distancing measures...
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22nd Apr
Practice notes

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) came into force on 6 April 2015. Their purpose is to make health and...
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Produced in partnership with Gowling WLG 8th Apr
Q&As

A client is buying an industrial unit which is unheated. The building was entirely re-roofed in 2016, but no building regulations consent was obtained by the seller. Given the lack of heating in the building, would the work require consent under the building regulations?

The Government’s Planning Portal explains that building regulations consent is required for all structural works, although there is an exemption if...
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Produced in partnership with Alastair Frew of Lodders Solicitors 18th Mar
Q&As

If a replacement front door has less than 50% glazing, does it require approval under a competent person scheme?

Regulation 12(6) of the Building Regulations 2010 (the 2010 Regulations), SI 2010/2214 (SI 2010/2214, reg 12(6)) states that 'a person intending to...
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18th Mar
Practice notes

Energy performance certificates (EPCs)—issues for commercial landlords and tenants

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The requirements to obtain an EPC before a property is sold or let can be difficult to satisfy when social distancing measures...
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11th Mar
Practice notes

Energy performance certificates (EPCs)—energy assessor accreditation and energy assessments

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The requirements to obtain an EPC before a property is sold or let can be difficult to satisfy when social distancing measures...
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11th Mar
Practice notes

Display energy certificates (DECs)—what are they and when are they required?

What is a display energy certificate (DEC)?DECs were introduced to raise public awareness of energy use and to inform visitors to public buildings...
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11th Mar
Practice notes

BREEAM key requirements

What is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating and certifying the...
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Produced in partnership with Author of the WSP Group 9th Mar
Q&As

Is ‘public authority’ defined in the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 or in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU? Does a school academy, which is independently financed and outside the Local Education Authority’s control, require a Display Energy Certificate?

Definition of public authorityUnfortunately, we are unable to find a definition of ‘public authority’ in the Energy Performance of Buildings (England...
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Produced in partnership with David Green of 12 King's Bench Walk 22nd Jan

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