Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95439 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 704 pages

Review
Review from previous edition
"It is always a pleasure to welcome the new edition of Victor Moore's Practical Approach to Planning Law... The book has to be essential reading for anyone working in the field."
--ELFLine

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
A very good summary of statute and case law in planning. I bought it for my Planning Masters Degree and am still using it as a development control officer. Clear and easy to read.

Practical handbook for English planning law/procedure
A wealth of expertise takes the reader through a well organised summary of English town and country planning law, up to date at April 2000. Chapter headings include Environmental Impact Assessment, appeals and judicial review, listed buildings and much more besides. A vast array of case law illustrates the points. This subject is complex, the book a true vade mecum.

Be careful of wrongly numbered Sections
Overall this is a pretty good book, just as the other reviewers have said. But, and it's a big but, a few of the critical Section numbers are wrong - such as 38(6), which Moore gives as 37(6). Make sure to double check before you throw them in an essay.