The Essential Guide to Planning Law (2e)

Decision-Making and Practice in the UK

Adam Sheppard, Heather Ritchie, Kirsty Macari, Charlotte Morphet (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2026 | Second Edition
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-7396-4 (ISBN)

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This accessible introduction to planning law covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in equal depth. Linking legal principles to real-world planning practice, it shows how planning law shapes our built environment.

Fully updated to reflect the latest legislative changes, this second edition explores key topics such as governance, environmental assessment and major infrastructure projects. It features:

- recommended reading lists;

- illustrative photographs;

- case study text boxes.

Designed for students of planning, law and property-related fields, this textbook provides the essential knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework you’ll need in practice. Whether you're studying planning law for the first time or looking for a concise reference, this is your go-to guide.

Adam Sheppard is Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Birmingham. Heather Ritchie is Lecturer in the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast. Kirsty Macari is Lecturer in Urban Planning at the University of Dundee. Charlotte Morphet is Senior Lecturer at the University of the Built Environment.

Foreword

1. Introduction and Context

2. The Development of Planning Law

3. Government and Governance

4. Plans and Policy

5. Core Elements of Planning Law

6. Mainstream Development Management

7. Planning Conditions, Agreements, and Obligations

8. Assessing and Mitigating Project Impacts

9. Major Infrastructure Planning

10. Heritage, Conservation, and Nature

11. Minerals and Waste Planning

12. Marine Spatial Planning

13. Enforcement

14. Planning Appeals, Judicial Review, and the Ombudsman

15. Concluding Remarks

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.4.2026
Mitarbeit	Anpassung von: Janice Morphet
Zusatzinfo	6 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Allgemeines Verwaltungsrecht
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-4473-7396-0 / 1447373960
ISBN-13	978-1-4473-7396-4 / 9781447373964
Zustand	Neuware