A Practical Approach to Planning Law

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Author: Victor Moore
Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 10 edition (20 Dec 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199532117
ISBN-13: 978-0199532117
Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 17 x 4 cm

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Despite repeated attempts in recent years to simplify the planning system, planning law has continued to be so complex that practitioners and students alike have found it difficult to disentangle the complicated issues and principles involved. The tenth edition of Victor Moore’s popular and accessible book aims to remove the mystery and difficulty which planning law presents to so many people. This new edition contains expanded coverage of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, exploring the implementation of what is arguably the most significant planning legislation since the present system of planning control was introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. The Act replaced much of the old planning regime, giving central government a larger say over planning decisions. In particular, in place of the development plan system that was in place, it introduced the concept of a Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for each region in the country and Development Plan Documents. This means that local planning authorities will be denied the opportunity they may once have had to avoid complying with central government targets (e.g. those aimed at new house building in their area). Regional Planning Bodies are charged with keeping the RSS under review and to ensure compliance with its terms.

The book includes the most important cases that have occurred since the publication of the ninth edition in 2005, and in particular the cases decided under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The book also considers the impact that the Human Rights Act 1998 has had on overall planning strategy as well as on local development plans, including those decisions based on Article 8 (Right to Respect for Privacy and Family Life). It also looks forward to the changes to the planning system suggested in the White Paper, Planning for a Sustainable Future.

About Victor Moore

Victor Moore is a barrister of Gray’s Inn and Professor Emeritus at the University of Reading. He is the Joint Editor of the JPL Planning Law Case Reports and was for many years the Editor of the Journal of Planning and Environment Law. He was formerly Visiting Professor in Local Government and Planning at the Inns of Court School of Law and has written and lectured extensively on aspects of planning law in the United States, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan. He is the author of a number of books on administrative law, planning and compulsory purchase. He is a member of the lawyers’ organisation JUSTICE, the Anglo-American Real Property Institute and the Planning and Environment Bar Association.

A Practical Approach to Local Government Law

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Author: John Sharland
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2 edition (12 Jan 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199283478
ISBN-13: 978-0199283477
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16.6 x 2.8 cm

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The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promotes clarity and ease of understanding. This second edition of A Practical Approach to Local Government Law provides comprehensive coverage of the rull range of law and legislation relating to local government and local authorities.

Since the first edition published in 1997, there have been significant legislative changes in the field of local government, including the enactment of the Local Government Act 2003 and the new Capital Finance Rules brought into force in April 2004. This new edition takes these changes fully into account, and covers the increasingly key areas of; partnerships and joint ventures; procurement; freedom of information; wellbeing; best value; and human rights.

Very much a practical guide, A Practical Approach to Local Government Law 2/e makes extensive use of examples, checklists, and key documents, to assist the busy practitioner in quickly locating the material they need, whilst also providing valuable context for the student coming to this complex subject for the first time.

About John Sharland

John Sharland is a Partner at Sharpe Pritchard. Formerly he was Chief Solicitor for the London Borough of Hackney, and a solicitor in the legal departments of London Boroughs Croydon and Hammersmith and Fulham.