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The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Planning weekly highlights—5 February 2026
The following Planning news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on High Court confirms ‘grey belt’ footnote 7 test is proposal-specific (Wrotham Parish Council v SSHCLG)
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...
Are there any restrictions on amending the red line on a planning application before it is determined?There is no statutory basis which expressly permits or prohibits an applicant amending the red line on a planning application before it is determined. Whether or not such an amendment can be
Tactical and twin-tracked planning applications and power to decline subsequent and overlapping applicationsWhat is twin-tracking?Tactical or ‘twin-tracked’ planning applications means the process of submitting more than one planning application to a local planning authority (LPA) at the same time
Bias and pre-determination in planning casesScope of bias and pre-determination in planning casesBias and pre-determination can be an issue in planning cases where a planning decision-maker, including a local planning authority (LPA) or planning inspector/Secretary of State, is determining a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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