Navigating the complexities of registering and protecting village greens and commons demands expertise. This topic offers practical guidance for legal practitioners on the criteria for registration, statutory procedures, and recent case law developments. Equip yourself with essential knowledge to advise clients effectively in this niche area of planning law.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched a consultation on the draft National Policy Statement (NPS) for fusion energy...
Planning analysis: In Glenbrook v Wigan MBC, the High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to the grant of outline planning permission for...
The Welsh Government has published a prior approval determination form for the use of land as a temporary recreational campsite under Schedule 2, Part...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has submitted its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s...
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...
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
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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