Planning and the Localism Act 2011
Published on 30. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-907698-28-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Localism Act contains wide-ranging reforms aimed at devolving power. Among them are significant changes to planning, including: the abolition of regional spatial strategies the duty to co-operate in relation to sustainable development the use of the Community Infrastructure Levy neighbourhood planning, enforcement and infrastructure projects. In this book, two leading planning lawyers lend their combined experience and insight to the task of bringing these reforms into focus for practitioners, and in particular: outlining the context of the Act and, broadly, the political concept of localism clarifying the powers of local authorities, their liabilities and the opportunities for community involvement providing an expert and detailed analysis of each planning related provision summarising the non-planning matters, such as housing and council tax, and London planning matters The authors conclude their commentary on the Act with a discussion of the key parts of the National Planning Policy Framework, which is central to the implementation and understanding of the Localism Act 2011.This book will be essential reading for planning and property lawyers, town planners, planning consultants, and local authorities.
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Dr Paul Stookes is a solicitor-advocate, partner at specialist law firm Richard Buxton Environmental & Public Law and an accredited mediator. He has been involved in law reform as a specialist adviser to the Government in relation to the clean neighbourhood provisions, by progressing prominent cases in planning and environmental impact assessment and as a member of the Law Society's Planning and Environment Committee. Paul regularly lectures on planning and environmental law and was senior lecturer at the School of Law, University of Hertfordshire between 2005 and 2011. He is author of A Practical Approach to Environmental Law 2nd ed (OUP, 2009), People Power (Daily Telegraph, 2008) and editor of the environmental sentencing guidelines: Costing the Earth 2nd ed. (Magistrates' Association, 2009). His developing mediation practice is wide-ranging covering civil, public law and community disputes. Pat Thomas is a member, and former chairman, of the Law Society's Planning and Environmental Law Committee; a member of the City of London Law Society Planning Committee; trustee and vice-chair of the Town and Country Planning Association; and a member of the General Assembly, Royal Town Planning Institute. Pat has been awarded the OBE for services to town and country planning.
Content
1. Introduction; PART A - GENERAL MATTERS INFLUENCING PLANNING; 2. Local government; 3. EU fines; 4. Community empowerment; PART B- PLANNING REFORM: 5. Plans and strategies; 6. Community Infrastructure Levy; Neighbourhood planning; 8. Consultation; 9. Enforcement; 10. Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects; 11. Other planning matters; PART C - SPECIFIC PLANNING REFORM MEASURES; 12. London; 13. Compensation; 14. National Planning Policy Framework; Appendix: A. Localism Act 2011 (extracts); B. List of regulations; C. Commencement; D. Glossary.