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This Checklist This Checklist explains the process for securing and recording a Light Obstruction Notice (LON) under the Rights of Lights Act 1959 (RLA 1959). It includes an outline of the 19 years and one day rule, the steps to seek a definitive and/or temporary certificate from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT), and how to file the LON for entry as a local land charge. From 12 April 2015, oversight of local land charges moved to HM Land Registry. The Local Land Charges Rules 2018, SI 2018/273 (LLCR 2018), which are required to implement these amendments, took effect on 6 April 2018. That said, these provisions only apply within a local authority’s area once the Registrar has issued written notice to that authority confirming the date from which the amendments will operate. This Checklist therefore describes the process for registering a Light Obstruction Notice where no such written notice has been given by the Registrar and, as a result, the Local Land Charges Rules 1977, SI 1977/985...

Checklist This Checklist explains the process for securing and recording a Light Obstruction Notice (LON) under the Rights of Light Act 1959, pursuant to the Local Land Charges Rules 2018, SI 2018/273. It includes a summary of the 19 years and one day rule, the steps for applying to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) for a definitive and/or temporary certificate, and the application to register the LON as a local land charge. From 12 April 2015, responsibility for local land charges transferred to HM Land Registry. The Local Land Charges Rules 2018 (SI 2018/273) (LLCR 2018), which are required to implement these amendments, came into force on 6 April 2018. However, these provisions only take effect within a local authority area once the Chief Land Registrar (the Registrar) has issued written notice to that authority confirming the date from which the amendments are to apply. Accordingly, this Checklist sets out the procedure for registering a Light Obstruction Notice where such written notice has been given by the Registrar, and...

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Context Public involvement and consultation on land development proposals are a vital part of the planning process. Publicity and consultation can take place at these key stages: before a planning application is made (known as pre-application consultation) after the application is submitted to the local planning authority (LPA) and before it is decided when the application is altered prior to determination after determination, where changes to the permitted development are proposed This Practice Note explains when an LPA has a statutory obligation to publicise and consult on development proposals. It does not address any voluntary publicity an applicant may undertake before submitting an application, other than statutory pre-application consultation duties, nor the publicity and consultation required for development plans and other planning policy documents. Pre-application consultation Circumstances where pre-application consultation is required A legal duty to carry out pre-application consultation currently applies only in the following case: for development proceeding under the Planning Act 2008 regime...

Types of land contamination liabilities There are several liability types linked to contaminated land, summarised as follows: Regulatory action: planning regime; contaminated land regime; environmental damage regulations; water pollution legislation; environmental permitting regime Third party liabilities: private nuisance claims for off-site migration; public nuisance claims; personal injury claims; claims relating to negligent advice; misrepresentation; insurance disputes Contractual liabilities: indemnities in sale contracts; indemnities in corporate and sale and purchase agreements; remediation agreements Other liabilities: landlord and tenant obligations; clean-up, investigation and monitoring costs; loss of property value; delay or aborted transactions; accounting provisions; negative publicity Planning regime In most cases, contamination is addressed voluntarily when land is developed or redeveloped via the planning system. The National Planning Policy Framework sets the planning policy for managing contamination risks. Question Who is liable? Answer The developer is responsible for making sure a development is safe and that the site is suitable for its use (NPPF, paras 196–198)....

This Practice Note considers harbour orders sought by harbour authorities in England and at reserved trust ports in Wales; it does not address the power of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to make harbour orders of its own motion. What are harbour revision, closure and empowerment orders and harbour reorganisation schemes? Under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), a harbour means any natural or constructed harbour, and any port, haven, estuary, tidal or other river, or inland waterway navigated by sea‑going ships, including a dock and a wharf. In most UK harbours, the duty to improve, maintain or manage the harbour rests with statutory harbour authorities (SHAs). SHAs derive their powers and obligations for a harbour from local Acts of Parliament (for example, for Poole Harbour, the Poole Harbour Act 1914) or from harbour orders made under the HA 1964. Each SHA is regulated by its own statutory instrument. Harbour orders are a species of secondary legislation under the HA 1964 that either modify existing harbour...

Before reaching a decision on a planning application, a local planning authority (LPA) must run a consultation period to gather opinions on the proposed development. This encompasses public consultation. It is open to all members of the public, who may submit representations. To make that process work, the LPA is required to publicise the planning applications it receives. Statutory provisions Section 65 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) enables a development order to require that notice is given of any application for planning permission and to make provision for publicising such applications, and it bars an LPA from considering an application unless those requirements are met by virtue of that section. The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, (TCP(DMP)(E)O 2015), SI 2015/595 is the current development order in England, which sets out the minimum statutory requirements governing the publicity of planning applications. The principal requirements are found in (TCP(DMP)(E)O 2015), SI 2015/595, art 15...