Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation and Other Instruments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION -- A THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC CONTROL OVER LAND USE -- B LATER LEGISLATIVE LANDMARKS -- C THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND SUBSEQUENT REFORM -- 2. PLANNING ORGANIZATION -- A THE SECRETARY OF STATE -- B LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES -- C GREATER LONDON -- 3. THE EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS -- A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS -- B DEVELOPMENT PLANS PREPARED UNDER THE 1947 ACT (FIRST GENERATION PLANS)
C DEVELOPMENT PLANS PREPARED UNDER THE 1968 ACT (SECOND GENERATION PLANS) -- D CHANGES TO THE 1968 DEVELOPMENT PLANS SYSTEM -- E DEVELOPMENT PLANS PREPARED UNDER THE 2004 ACT (THIRD GENERATION PLANS) -- F THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND THE ABOLITION OF THE REGIONAL STRATEGIES -- 4. DEVELOPMENT PLANS: THEIR LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE AFTER THE PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004 -- A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT -- B THE SURVEY -- C LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES -- D THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK -- E LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS
F PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENTS -- G THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENTS -- H THE BINDING NATURE OF INSPECTORS' REPORTS -- I POWERS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH REGARD TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS -- J MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF PART 2 -- K LEGAL CHALLENGES TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS -- L DEVELOPMENT PLANS: THEIR LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE -- M TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS: TRANSFERRING FROM THE OLD SYSTEM TO THE NEW SYSTEM -- N WALES: REGIONAL FUNCTIONS AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT -- 5. DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT 1: OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- A NEED FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
B DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT -- C OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- 6. DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT 2: MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE -- A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE -- B USES EXCLUDED FROM DEVELOPMENT -- C USES INCLUDED WITHIN DEVELOPMENT -- D ADVERTISING -- E INTENSIFICATION -- F THE PLANNING UNIT, AND PRIMARY OR DOMINANT AND ANCILLARY USES -- G INTERRUPTION AND ABANDONMENT OF A USE -- H SUBDIVISION OF A PLANNING UNIT -- 7. THE NEED FOR PLANNING PERMISSION 1: GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT ORDER -- LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS -- A TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER -- B GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
C FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF SOME OF THE PARTS -- D LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS -- E NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT ORDERS -- F PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE -- 8. THE NEED FOR PLANNING PERMISSION 2: CASES OF DOUBT -- A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS OF PROPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT (CLOPUD) -- B ACTION FOR A DECLARATION -- C CARRYING OUT AN ACTIVITY WITHOUT ASCERTAINING WHETHER IT NEEDS PERMISSION -- 9. APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION 1: PRE-SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS -- A CONTENT AND FORM -- B OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION AND PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE -- C NOTIFICATION OF OWNERS -- D FEES FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Summary
A detailed and concisely written guide to the complex subject of planning law, the fourteenth edition of this trusted resource provides a reliable overview of the planning system for both practitioners and students