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  2. Planning permission in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building (i.e. "ownership"), but will also need "planning title" or planning permission. Planning title was granted for all pre-existing uses and buildings by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947, which came into effect on 1 July 1948. Since that date any new ...

  3. Development management in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Development Management (DM), formerly known as planning control, or development control, is the element of the United Kingdom's system of town and country planning through which local government or the Secretary of State, regulates land use and new building, i.e. development.

  4. R (Alconbury Developments Ltd) v Secretary of State for the ...

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    The adoption of planning policy and its application to particular facts is quite different from the judicial function. It is for elected Members of Parliament and ministers to decide what are the objectives of planning policy, objectives which may be of national, environmental, social or political significance and for these objectives to be set out in legislation, primary and secondary, in ...

  5. Compulsory purchase in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    However the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 section 226, [10] which allows compulsory purchase to "facilitate the carrying out of development, re-development or improvement" for the area's economic, social, or environmental well being, must be confirmed by the Secretary of State, and similarly the Local Government Act 1972 section 121 ...

  6. Judicial review in English law - Wikipedia

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    Judicial review is a part of UK constitutional law that enables people to challenge the exercise of power, usually by a public body.A person who contends that an exercise of power is unlawful may apply to the Administrative Court (a part of the King's Bench Division of the High Court) for a decision.

  7. Compulsory purchase laws in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    If any objection is made to the confirming authority, the confirming authority must send the objections to the acquiring authority for their comments. [50] If the objections are not withdrawn, the acquiring authority can negotiate with the objectors. [51] If there is no resolution, the Scottish Government may hold a public local inquiry. [52]

  8. Oahu's long-term urban growth plan advances - AOL

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    Mar. 21—The city's proposed plan to change the long-term development of nearly 84, 000 acres of urban land stretching from East Honolulu to Pearl City has advanced. The city's proposed plan to ...

  9. Objection to the consideration of a question - Wikipedia

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    The objection may be raised only before debate has begun on the motion, as the purpose is to completely suppress debate on the motion. [ 2 ] According to Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure , the purpose of the objection to consideration is to bar from discussion or consideration "any matter that is considered irrelevant, contentious or ...