Planning procedures Law

Environment law round-up - February 2005
Energy Act 2004 Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 Town and Country Planning (Regional Planning) (England) Regulations 2004 Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regul... | briefing | 31 Jan 2005 8:05AM

Disability Discrimination Act
Introduction  The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 imposes duties on employers, trade organisations, service providers and landlords not to discriminate against disabled persons.  The d... | briefing | 14 Mar 2001 1:49PM

Rights of Passage in Town Centre Regeneration
Retailers in town centres can be directly affected by compulsory purchase (CPO) schemes for regeneration, even though their land is not actually proposed to be taken. Lands included in such sche... | briefing | 1 May 2003 3:29PM

Acquisition and Disposal of Property
Key points   * Sellers give no warranties in relation to a property so buyers must carry out their own enquiries and investigations. A survey is recommended.   * Until contract... | briefing | 1 Jan 2001 2:54PM

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill: Proposed Changes to the Development Control Regime
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill had its second reading in Parliament just before Christmas and the Committee stage is to commence imminently. Heralded as the biggest change to the plannin... | briefing | 26 Feb 2003 6:06PM

Access and the DDA – How Nat West got it wrong
A disabled customer with Nat West has received £5,000 compensation after complaining for four years that he was unable to get inside his local bank. Kevin Caulfield, who uses an electric wh... | case | 19 Oct 2005 12:00AM

Property developer fined after asbestos exposure
Maddox Homes Ltd has been fined £11,000 at Guildford Magistrates' Court for breaching health and safety legislation. The prosecution followed an investigation by the HSE into allegations th... | case | 3 Oct 2005 12:00AM

Case update: planning permission for landfill site upheld
Derbyshire County Council’s decision to allow the extension and continued use of a landfill site for waste disposal has been upheld despite a legal challenge. The planning permission for the site... | case | 13 Nov 2000 11:21AM

Planning and Development: Why a Resolution is Not Necessarily a Conclusion
As any developer will know, and any planning solicitor will caution, a planning permission is not obtained until the written decision notice is issued. Even where a resolution to approve has been p... | case | 30 Oct 2002 5:41PM

Challenging Planning Permissions: How Prompt is Prompt?
It is now very common for planning permissions for controversial developments to be challenged in the Courts on the grounds that the local planning authority made an error of law in reaching that d... | case | 23 Sep 2002 12:10PM

DRC sponsors 10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has teamed up with Workplace Law Group to sponsor the forthcoming 10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference taking place at the Huntingdon Marri... | network news | 27 Jul 2005 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches the third edition of the UK’s top accessibility guide
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the third edition of the best-selling Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Special Report. Published on 25 July 2005 the third edition is essential rea... | network news | 26 Jul 2005 12:00AM

BPF launches new consultancy agreement in association with Workplace Law
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a new consultancy agreement which clients have developed in consultation with the industry. The consultancy agreement is endorsed by the Construct... | network news | 26 May 2005 12:00AM

Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report. Exclusive Pre-publication Offer!
Workplace Law Publishing will be launching a brand new title, Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, on Thursday 12 August 2004. This publication will provide essential up-to-date pr... | network news | 14 Jul 2004 10:28AM

Exclusive Asbestos at Work Free Lunchtime Seminar for Workplace Law Network Members
Following the success of our Asbestos at Work Lunchtime Seminar in January, Workplace Law Training will be running a second Seminar on Monday, 17 May 2004. We would like to invite all Workplace Law... | network news | 10 May 2004 5:49PM

‘Designing out’ fire could save
Insurers have called for changes to be made to the Building Regulations to include a "fire safety management standard" at the design stage. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) cla... | news | 1 Dec 2005 12:00AM

Are you wasting more time on paperwork than actually acting upon risk assessments?
The HSE has launched a ‘Sensible Risks’ campaign to help businesses avoid wasting time on unnecessary bureaucracy but help them focus on the risks that really matter and act upon them. ... | news | 31 May 2007 12:00AM

Businesses too slow in implementing business continuity plan
Companies are at risk for taking too long to decide on a business continuity plan and it is advised that businesses should speed up their assessment processes to make sure that they are in a positi... | news | 25 May 2007 12:00AM

Local authorities urged to introduce tall buildings planning policy
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and English Heritage have published a consultation draft of their newly updated Guidance on tall buildings. The guidance, first ... | news | 5 Feb 2007 12:00AM

Building regs review: Government asks for your views
As part of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) review of current building regulations it is running an online discussion forum on Achieving Building Standards. The ... | news | 30 Oct 2006 12:00AM

Facilities Management Legal Update 2008: special report
Essential new guidance specifically for facilities managers In-depth guidance on the key issues facing facilities managers in the next 12 monthsExclusive research and opinion from industry expertsP... | Special report | 31 Jan 2008 2:32PM

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NEBOSH General Study Guide: Health and safety at work
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Building Regulations One-day Legal Update Conference 0907
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Multi-tenanted Buildings 2007: Rights and Responsibilities Special Report
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Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, Second Edition
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