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Special consent provisions for National Trust Commons, these are subject to laws which are different from section 38 of the Commons Act 2006.
Circumstances in which our consent is needed to carry out works on a common regulated by a Scheme of Management.
Conduct of inquiries into rights of way orders where the order making authorities do not actively support an order.
Introduction of case law by the parties to an order. Legal submissions at inquiries. Consideration of new evidence by inspectors in decision letters.
Section 38 consent is generally needed for works on a highway (other than in connection with a cattle grid and associated bypass) where that highway is registered as common land.
How to take part in an enforcement or lawful development certificate appeal proceeding by an inquiry
Illustrative list for which costs awards are available: the list is not intended to be exhaustive but covers most planning (and examples of other) case types.
Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 decisions issued by the Planning Inspectorate and published after 1 January 2019
Challenging a rights of way decision in the high court
How to complete a Lawful development certificate appeal form
An information sheet on appealing against a listed building enforcement notice for local planning authorities to issue
Decisions and maps and modification notices for rights of way orders within 2019
Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters for rights of way orders.
Section 19 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 - common land
Submitted Charging Schedules
The Planning Inspectorate appeals casework portal - Terms and Conditions
Communicating electronically with us
Works on Town and Village Greens
The meaning of 'private carriage road', Dunlop v Secretary of State for the Environment.
Widths to be shown on all public path, definitive map and rail crossing orders.
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