A Practical Approach to Planning Law

Ashley Bowes is a barrister at Cornerstone Barristers and a General Editor to the Journal of Planning & Environmental Law. He previously served four years as Chairman of the Planning Committee of Woking Borough Council and ran a planning consultancy representing clients in planning, village green, common land and rights of way inquiries.

1: Historical Introduction 2: Planning Organization 3: The Evolution of Development Plans 4: Development Plans: Their Legal Significance After the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 5: Definition of Development 1: Operational Development 6: Definition of Development 2: Material Change of Use 7: The Need for Planning Permission 1: General Permitted Development Order; Local Development Orders 8: The Need for Planning Permission 2: Cases of Doubt 9: Applications for Planning Permission 1: Pre-Submission Requirements 10: Applications for Planning Permission 2: Procedure on Receipt of Applications by the Local Planning Authority 11: Determinations of Applications for Planning Permission 12: Environmental Impact Assessment 13: Strategic Environmental Assessment 14: Conditions 15: The Construction, Scope, Effect, and Life of a Planning Permission 16: Development by the Crown, Statutory Undertakers, and Local Authorities; Public Works Orders 17: Planning Agreements; Planning Obligations; and The Community Infrastructure Levy 18: Appeals; Statutory Review; Judicial Review; The Ombudsman 19: Human Rights 20: Enforcement of Planning Control 21: Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas 22: Ancient Monuments and Areas of Archaeological Importance 23: Minerals 24: The Control of Outdoor Advertisements 25: Trees, Hedgerows, and High Hedges 26: Conservation of Natural Habitats and Protected Species and Biodiversity 27: Remedies for Adverse Planning Decisions 28: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects 29: Town and Village Greens