Subjects:

Commercial Property, Planning Law

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1: Regional Functions

Spatial strategy

Regional planning bodies

Regional spatial strategies

Part 2: Local Development

Survey

Local development schemes

Local development documents

Joint committees

Miscellaneous

Part 3: Development

Development plan

Part 4: Development Control

Local development orders

Development principles

Applications

Major infrastructure projects

Simplified planning zones

Miscellaneous

Part 5: Correction of Errors

Part 6: Wales

Spatial plan

Survey

Plans

Miscellaneous

Part 7: Compulsory Purchase

Acquisition of land for development

The Act

Selected Forms

The 2004 Act is the first major reform of planning law for over 10 years. It makes substantial changes to the regime, which need to be understood by those practising in the field.

This book provides practical analysis of the new legislation. It sets the Act and its supporting regulations in context, with the relevant materials from its inception and Parliamentary process, in order to ensure a thorough understanding of its implications. The book includes a copy of the Act in full. It will enable practitioners to avoid potential pitfalls and negotiate these radical legislative changes with confidence.