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PublisherBristol University Press

ISBN-101447324463

ISBN-139781447324461

eBay Product ID (ePID)219271915

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameEssential Guide to Planning Law : Decision-Making and Practice in the Uk

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHousing & Urban Development, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Land Use, Public Policy / Regional Planning

Publication Year2017

TypeTextbook

AuthorAdam Sheppard, Deborah Peel, Sophie Berry, Heather Ritchie

Subject AreaLaw, Political Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.5 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsAn easily accessible way into the planning worlds of our UK nations for someone who is just starting their career in planning. Reasonably compact but also comprehensive, it provides an overview of planning law and practice with an obvious link to the real world. Money worth spending., Planning students--and others--can sometimes find it difficult to engage with law texts on planning. The Essential Guide to Planning Law speaks directly to planning students in a clear and concise way, giving them the confidence to engage with more complex legal material. The text also demonstrates experience and insight into what graduate planners need to know about planning, law, and practice., Sheppard and colleagues have produced an extremely accessible 'planning book that considers planning law and its application.' Written specifically for students on a variety of built environment courses, this text provides an ideal introduction to the statutory basis of planning practice and decision making whilst unraveling the distinctive legal and policy arrangements that now characterize the devolved parts of the United Kingdom.

IllustratedYes

Edition DescriptionAbridged edition

Table Of ContentForeword ~ Janet Askew; Planning law in context; The nature of planning law; The development of planning law; Planning, plans and policy in the devolved UK; Core elements of planning law; Development management: permissions, applications & permitted development; Planning conditions, agreements & obligations; Specialist planning arrangements; Other forms of planning control & consent; Enforcement; Planning appeals, Judicial Review (JR) & the ombudsman; Reflections on planning law.

SynopsisThis comprehensive yet concise textbook is the first to provide a focused, subject specific guide to planning practice and law. Giving students essential background and contextual information to planning's statutory basis, the information is supported by practical and applied discussion to help students understand planning in the real world. The book is written in an accessible style, enabling students with little or no planning law knowledge to engage in the subject and develop the necessary level of understanding required for both professionally accredited and non-accredited courses in built environment subjects. The book will be of value to students on a range of built environment courses, particularly urban planning, architecture, environmental management and property-related programmes, as well as law and practice-orientated modules., This textbook is designed to give students all the background and contextual information they will need to understand the regulatory structures that enable public and urban planning in the United Kingdom. Aimed at beginning students with little to no previous knowledge of law or planning, it enables them to understand the intersections of law and planning and more deeply engage with either subject., This is the first textbook to provide a focused, subject specific guide to planning practice and law. It gives students essential background and contextual information to planning's statutory basis, supported by practical and applied discussion, enabling students with little or no planning law knowledge to engage in the subject and develop the necessary level of understanding required for both professionally accredited and non-accredited qualifications., Written in an accessible style, this comprehensive yet concise text book gives students essential background and contextual information supported by practical and applied discussion to help even those with no planning law knowledge engage in the subject and understand planning in the real world.

LC Classification NumberKD1125