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Following the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the third edition of Planning Law and Practice contains a complete revision of plan-making and the control of development as well as incorporating recent case law.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #244604 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Review

Praise for the earlier editions;

'This textbook provides a full coverage of all areas of planning law and practice likely to be encountered on an undergraduate or post graduate programmes provided for law students or those studying the subject in courses in the fields of planning, architecture or engineering. An introductory chapter provides an excellent outline survey or the origins of present-day planning legislation with a blow by blow account of subsequent developments in legislation as influences by changing ideologies.'
The Law Teacher, Col 33, 99.

'A useful comparative aide memoire for the busy practitioner looking for an overview of the key practical essentials involved in planning.
Scottish Law Gazette.

Awarded the Gold Award for Best Reference Work by the Chartered Institute of Building in 1999 for the first edition

'I have just finished reading your book Planning Law and Practice. I have found it an excellent read, it will definitely remain on my bookshelves as a work of reference and it has convinced me to seek your advice on a planning problem.' - J. A. McDonnell

From the Back Cover
Awarded the Gold Award for Best Reference Work by the Chartered Institute of Building in 1999 for the first edition.

"I have just finished reading your book Planning Law and Practice. I have found it an excellent read, it will definitely remain on my bookshelves as a work of reference and it has convinced me to seek your advice on a planning problem." J A McDonnell

The law relating to town and country planning has a major impact upon the physical environment and affects private citizens, landowners and developers alike. This new edition is a comprehensive text for student, practitioners and members of the general public on this difficult area of law.

Following the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the third edition of Planning Law and Practice contains a complete revision of plan-making and the control of development as well as incorporating recent case law. Together this provides up-to-date details of the operation of the current English planning system.
The successful format adopted in the first edition of this book, which was awarded the Gold Award for Best Reference Work by the Chartered Institute of Building in 1999, has been retained. Planning legislation is dealt with in the main chapters, while further chapters use relevant case alw to amplify the sometimes complex statutory material. In addition, the book outlines other areas of land law such as European legislation, non-planning controls and public investment.

As a University Senior Lecturer, the author has taught planning law in England and Malaysia to both postgraduate and undergraduate students in a variety of disciplines which require an understanding of the planning system. He is also involved in private practice as a planning and landscape consultant and has drawn heavily on his own experiences to provide a text that is up to date, practical and easily understood.

About the Author
As a University Senior Lecturer, the author has taught planning law in England and Malaysia to both postgraduate and undergraduate students in a variety of disciplines which require an understanding of the planning system. He is also involved in private practice as a planning and landscape consultant and has drawn heavily on his own experiences to provide a text that is up to date, practical and easily understood.

Customer Reviews

Planning Law and Practice
This book forms an excellent entry way into the issues and vagaries of planning law. It is concise and yet manages to cover the salient points in sufficient detail to leave the reader with a clear understanding of the relevant facts. Descriptions of actual cases serve to illustrate the subject matter conveying the fact that planning law is not really about a series of rules to be followed but rather a process developed through questions tested in the courts to provide an outcome. An essential book for professionals involved in the field.