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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鈥檚 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
The Welsh Government has published Building Regulations Circular WGC 001/2025 announcing the Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025, which...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation, seeking views on the operational design of the proposed...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has published a blog post, outlining the progress of its Local Land Charges (LLC) Programme. The blog reveals that one-third...
Planning analysis: The Court of Appeal held that the impact of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from a proposed electronic communications...
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced plans to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment as part of its strategic energy...
Latest Planning Practice Notes
Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
Compulsory purchase鈥攑owers of entry and temporary possessionRight to enter land for survey purposes under CPA 1965 once compulsory purchase order is...
Planning fees for nationally significant infrastructure projectsThe Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) sets out a development consent regime for nationally...
Implementing a CPO鈥攏otice to treat and General Vesting DeclarationContextA compulsory purchase order (CPO) which has been confirmed becomes operative...
Promoting a compulsory purchase order, including preparing the order and order documents and making the orderContextThere are a large number of...
Latest Planning Precedents
Property development agreementDate [date]Parties1[name of Owner] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose...
Precedent s 106 agreementAGREEMENTrelating toSection 106 of the Town And Country Planning Act 1990 [and [insert other legislation]] in relation to the...
Precedent s 106 unilateral undertakingUnilateral Undertakingunder section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990relating to development at...
Environmental Information Regulations 2004鈥攍og sheet for verbal request for environmental information1. Name of applicant[insert details]2. If the...
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000鈥攑rovision for disclosure by a local authority...
Latest Planning Q&As
Featured Planning content
Planning conditions鈥攖he six tests
Planning conditions鈥攖he six testsPowers to impose planning conditionsThe general powers for local planning authorities (LPAs) to impose conditions on...
Local planning authority as applicant for planning permission to itself
Local planning authority as applicant for planning permission to itselfLocal authorities are not immune from having to obtain planning permission to...
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...
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)?
Agricultural buildings and land: permitted development rights
Agricultural buildings and land: permitted development rightsPursuant to section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning...
Is it possible to amend the red line boundary of a planning permission through an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, in circumstances where the change is minor, and where the size/boundary of the site is not stated in the description of the development?
Determining planning applications鈥攑rocedure
Determining planning applications鈥攑rocedureLegislation and guidanceThe statutory requirements relating to the determination of planning applications...
Dangerous buildings and structures
Dangerous buildings and structuresPowers of the local authorityThe local authority has powers to deal with dangerous buildings under a number of...
Failure to comply with planning enforcement鈥攃riminal liability and direct action
Failure to comply with planning enforcement鈥攃riminal liability and direct actionUnder the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), a breach of...
Defining the planning unit
Defining the planning unitWhy is it important to establish the planning unit?Pursuant to聽section 57聽of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA...
Are there any restrictions on amending the red line on a planning application before it is determined?
Implementing a CPO鈥攏otice to treat and General Vesting Declaration
Implementing a CPO鈥攏otice to treat and General Vesting DeclarationContextThe confirmation of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) does not vest title 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...
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...
Local Development Orders
Local Development OrdersWhat is a Local Development Order (LDO)?An LDO is a local development order, made at local authority level by a local planning...
Offshore wind鈥攑ermits and permissions
Offshore wind鈥攑ermits and permissionsLegislative and policy context for offshore wind development in the UKUnder EU Directive 2009/28/EC (the EU...
Appropriation of land for planning purposes
Appropriation of land for planning purposesLocal authorities who have acquired land for a statutory purpose must hold that land for that purpose. They...
Planning inquiries
Planning inquiriesThere is a right of appeal against most local planning authority (LPA) decisions on planning applications and related applications....
Associated legal terms
Net Development Value (NDV)
The GDV less acquisition costs, applies in the case of commercial developments.
Registered Provider
Registered social landlord/housing association. The Regulator of Social Housing manages the statutory register of social housing providers (the register) which lists private (non-profit and profit-making) providers and local authority providers.
Use Classes Order
The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 puts uses of land and buildings into categories known as 'use classes' and 鈥榮ui generis鈥 uses (in a class of their own).
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