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Lexis+ Planning helps you to understand planning requirements, procedures, policy, appeals and enforcement, for developments ranging from small-scale residential extensions to nationally significant infrastructure projects. Clear, concise practice notes have direct links to relevant cases, legislation, guidance and commentary and our daily news feeds and weekly highlights keep you informed of new cases, legislation, and consultations.
Get, change, implement planning permission
We cover all key aspects of the planning application process from the procedure, viability considerations, to decision-making and material considerations, to the duty to give reasons for planning decisions.
Planning issues in property
A series of Practice Notes and Checklists outlining the planning issues for a planning title in a property transaction. How information’s revealed, what to report on, and the significance of the findings for the buyer.
Compulsory purchase
Compulsory purchase is governed by complex legislation, case law and guidance. We provide the legal requirements and good practice to help customers navigate the procedure, scope of CPOs and opportunities for challenge.
Legislation, guidance and commentary
Planning requirements, procedures, policy, appeals and enforcement. We cover developments ranging from small-scale residential extensions to nationally significant infrastructure projects.
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Latest Planning News
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP)...
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent for the Dean Moor and Peartree Hill solar farm projects. The...
This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a Court of Appeal case on the scope of discontinuance notices for advertisement consent, a...
Planning analysis: In Manby v Hackney LBC, the High Court quashed a decision to grant planning permission after finding that the local planning...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has issued a direction under section 35(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008),...
Latest Planning Practice Notes
This Practice Note summarises the planning regime for hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, in England. While the process is similar in...
The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022, becoming the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022). BSA 2022 brought forward extensive...
The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (I(W)A 2024) received Royal Assent on 3 June 2024. From 15 December 2025, the Act brought into force a new unified...
IntroductionCommunity Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge levied in respect of development. The legislative basis for CIL is found in Part 11 of the...
This Practice Note focuses on the planning regime for new nuclear build facilities. It covers the policy basis for the consenting of new nuclear...
Latest Planning Precedents
AGREEMENTrelating toSection 106 and 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [and [insert other legislation]] in relation to the development at...
1DefinitionsBiodiversity Gain•the biodiversity gain objective described in Schedule 7A of TCPA 1990, and any analogous requirement relating to...
Unilateral Undertakingunder section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990relating to development at [insert address]This unilateral...
Dated:Parties1[insert party name] whose registered office is at [insert address] (‘the First Party); and2[insert party name] whose registered office...
Definitions1In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions have the corresponding meaning:1.1‘Code of...
Latest Planning Q&As
Featured Planning content
Statutory wayleaves and rights of access
Statutory wayleaves and rights of accessUtilitiesThe water, gas, electricity, communications and energy industries enjoy statutory rights of access...
Planning conditions—the six tests
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?
What is a section 111 agreement?
Where a roadway is adopted by the local highways authority, can it also form part of an individual property owner's registered title? What is the effect if a way is both adopted but also shown as within a registered title to a residential property?
Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land
Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of landIntroductionThe purpose of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is to...
Can a Grampian condition be imposed in respect of works which require Planning Permission in their own right?
Bias and pre-determination in planning cases
Bias and pre-determination in planning casesScope of bias and pre-determination in planning casesBias and pre-determination can be an issue in...
Permitted development in Wales
Permitted development in WalesPlanning permission is required for the development of land. 'Development', which is defined in the Town and Country...
Declaratory relief of planning decisions
Declaratory relief of planning decisionsA declaratory judgment is a judgment identifying the rights, duties or obligations of one or more parties in a...
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)What is a Site of Special Scientific Interest?Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are sites in...
If an unadopted highway has fallen into disrepair, what rights are open to an individual whose right to pass and repass over that highway has been restricted by the state of disrepair?
Are there any restrictions on amending the red line on a planning application before it is determined?
What is a town or village green?
What is a town or village green?The existence of a town or village green (TVG) may restrict or even prevent development. It is a criminal offence to...
Material change of use
Material change of useControl of developmentPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is...
Is there a limitation period for water authorities to require a build over agreement to be entered into (for example, if a building had been in existence for 12 years without a relevant build over agreement in place)? Are there any specific powers to require a build over agreement to be entered into retrospectively (if the authority owned the sewer prior to the 2011 transfer)?
Implementing a CPO—notice to treat and General Vesting Declaration
Implementing a CPO—notice to treat and General Vesting DeclarationContextThe confirmation of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) does not vest title in...
The Crichel Down Rules
The Crichel Down RulesThe Crichel Down Rules (the Rules) require that in certain circumstances, surplus government land that was acquired by, or under...
Associated legal terms
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
Large scale developments in England relating to energy, transport, water, or waste which require development consent under the Planning Act 2008. National Policy Statements provide the framework within which the Secretary of State makes decisions on NSIP applications for development consent.
Residual Appraisal
An appraisal of land based on a potential development scheme.
Section 106 agreement
Agreements made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s 106 between developers and local planning authorities (LPAs) in respect of land, that regulate development or require money to be paid to the LPA to mitigate the impacts of development. They bind the land and are enforceable against successors.
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