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Location release meaning

What does Location release mean?
In legal practice, a location release (also called a filming location agreement or location licence) is a contract under which the owner or lawful occupier permits a film, television, advertising or photography producer to enter and use identified premises—and any fixtures, fittings, chattels and appurtenances on or around the premises—for specified dates to record, depict and commercially exploit the property in the finished content. It is not defined in legislation or case law; it is a descriptive industry term used consistently across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Typical features include: a licence to access and film (often exclusive for the scheduled period without conferring exclusive possession); rights to depict interiors and exteriors and to use the footage in all media, worldwide and in perpetuity; detailed schedules for access, hours and areas; permissions to dress, alter and restore; owner warranties of authority; fees and cancellation; damage, make‑good, indemnities and insurance; compliance with health and safety, planning and local authority requirements; and releases of property‑related claims (for example, trespass, nuisance or passing off) arising from the depiction. Drafting focuses on avoiding an unintended lease or tenancy; the document is framed as a licence, reserving the owner’s control and right of access.
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Local government law weekly: housing tribunals, Children Act rulings, EIR/ICO developments, Procurement Act guidance, planning (water neutrality), licensing sanctions, finance and social care updates—28 August 2025

In this issue: Social housing Children's social care Governance Public procurement Social care Local government finance Licensing Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Rent repayment orders and ‘person managing’ (Global 100 v Ross and others) Global 100 appealed to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), challenging a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) ruling which had allowed the respondent property guardian’s application for rent repayment orders (RROs) under section 43 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016). The London Borough of Haringey had entered into a contract with GGM concerning a council-owned building to provide live-in property guardianship services. In turn, GGM authorised its related company, Global 100 (G100), to issue licences to live-in guardians, a group that included the respondents to the appeal. No payments were made by the respondents to the Local Authority; instead, the authority received only a monthly sum from GGM. The respondents brought proceedings...

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PRACTICE NOTES
UK Film and Television Law Glossary (I–L): Copyright, IPSO, ITV, Moral Rights, Releases, Financing and Production Documents

Film and TV glossary A–B | Film and TV glossary C–D | Film and TV glossary E–H | Film and TV glossary M–P | Film and TV glossary R–S | Film and TV glossary T–W Incidental inclusion (‘passing shot’ use) Including a copyright-protected work only incidentally within an artistic work, sound recording, film or broadcast does not infringe that copyright. For example, a film shot on location at the South Bank in London would not breach rights in buildings or in music audible in the background when their presence is incidental. What qualifies as ‘incidental’ hinges on the facts of each matter. See Practice Note: Copyright—permitted acts and defences. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) IPSO is an independent, self-regulatory body that handles complaints about the editorial content (not advertising) of newspapers, magazines (not books) and their websites, as well as about certain kinds of behaviour by journalists working for those organisations. It replaced the Press Complaints Commission on 8 September 2014. See website: Independent Press Standards...

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Ground source heat pumps: technology, system options, site constraints, regulatory and planning consents, sizing, costs and current UK incentives

What are ground source heat pumps? Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) are central heating and/or cooling systems that transfer heat between the building and the ground. They draw on stored solar and ground energy, raising it to a more useful temperature for the heating system. In summer, they can remove heat from the building and release it into the ground to provide cooling. This practice is common in China, Japan, the USA and parts of Europe. For further details on global GSHP patterns, refer to the Renewables Global Status Report. How ground source heat pumps work Soil temperature varies by location, but in the UK it stays stable at around 11–12°C once you go below roughly 5 metres. At this depth the ground forms a large thermal store, absorbing the sun’s heat in summer and giving it back in winter. GSHPs capture this low-temperature energy and amplify it to a higher, more usable level to heat water or air inside a building. A schematic (Figure 1) illustrates...

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PRECEDENTS
Exclusive Film Location Licence and Release Letter (England and Wales)

The parties agree: From: [ insert name of producer ] (we or us) To: [ insert name of premises owner ] (you) Dated: [ insert date ] Dear [ insert premises owner’s name ] [ insert title of film ] (the Film) This letter sets out the agreement under which you have consented to make available to us the following premises (the Premises), a term that shall cover all chattels, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances of any description in, upon or around the premises: [ specify premises, including details of any inventory or special requirements ] The Premises will be provided to us on a sole and exclusive basis for filming exterior and/or interior scenes for the Film on the following dates: [ specify dates ] You shall make available at the Premises, on the dates referred to in paragraph 1, the facilities listed in the Schedule, in accordance with our reasonable requirements and directions. In consideration of your undertakings under this Agreement and the rights you grant...

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Model Release: Irrevocable, transferable licence to exploit photographs; individual waiver of image and moral rights; data processing acknowledgement (England and Wales)

From: [ insert name and address of individual ] To: [ insert name and address of photographer ] Date: [ insert date ] This permission concerns the photos of me captured on [ insert date ] at [ insert location and/or event name ] (‘ Photographs ’)...

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