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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.
Topics We Cover
Latest Planning News
Planning analysis: In Wealden DC v Devall, the High Court held that the owners’ rebuilding of a derelict barn and creation of extensive hardstanding...
Planning analysis: In Turner v SSHCLG, the High Court held that for enforcement under sections 172 and 329(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act...
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has published the results of its 2025 stakeholder survey. The survey found that 75% of respondents rated PINS’...
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), acting as agent for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG),...
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched a call for evidence as part of the second module of its inquiry into new towns and...
Latest Planning Practice Notes
Climate change litigationOver the last decades, climate change has become an issue of ever-growing importance. With evolving scientific understanding...
The Marine Management OrganisationEstablishment of the Marine Management OrganisationThe Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was established on 1...
Planning case tracker—2025The Planning case tracker is a list of key judgments from 2025 considered relevant to planning lawyers, with cases listed in...
Listed building heritage partnership agreements in WalesUntil 4 November 2024, the planning law on listed buildings in Wales was set out in the...
The community right to bid and assets of community value—what is the community right to bid, what are assets of community value and how are they...
Latest Planning Precedents
Precedent s 106A deed of variation/supplemental agreementAGREEMENTrelating toSection 106 and 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [and...
Precedent s 106 agreementThis Agreement is made on [insert date] of [insert month] [insert year]BETWEEN1[insert name], of [insert address]...
Conservation covenant agreementThis is the first draft of a precedent conservation covenant agreement, to be made under section 117 of the Environment...
Planning use swap agreementDated:Parties1[insert party name] whose registered office is at [insert address] (‘the First Party); and2[insert party...
Wayleave agreement—previous Electronic Communications CodeSTOP PRESS: THE NEW ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE CAME INTO FORCE ON 28 DECEMBER 2017. THIS...
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
Certificate of lawful development
A certificate issued by a local planning authority certifying that an existing or proposed use of buildings or land, or existing or proposed operational development, or any other matter constituting a breach of a planning permission, is or would be lawful.
CIL
infrastructure-levy-'>Community Infrastructure Levy.
Viability Assessment
A report setting out and evidencing assumptions and inputs and including financial appraisal(s) to establish the profitability of a proposed development and the level of planning obligations that can be provided.
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