Publication Date:05/05/2010
When granting planning permission for development, local planning authorities often impose planning obligations. These obligations are usually contained in what are known as Section 106 Agreements or Planning Agreements – separate legal agreements that sit alongside the planning permission. Those agreements will, generally, bind the land to which the planning permission relates – so anyone who owns that land will be bound by the obligations once the planning permission is implemented.
Publication Date:09/10/2009
As any RSL who has had to negotiate a section 106 planning agreement knows, the process can be difficult at the best of times! However the current adverse economic climate has caused a particular issue to dominate the section 106 agreement arena; the need to vary existing section 106 agreements.
Publication Date:02/10/2009
This guide is intended for all those working within the RSL sector dealing with the disposal of land. In particular, the guide highlights some of the most important issues surrounding the current statutory consent regime which requires Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to secure consent from the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) in order to dispose of land.
Publication Date:01/07/2009
From April 2010, some landlords and tenants will be hit by tough new rules on energy consumption, thanks to a scheme called the Carbon Reduction Commitment (“CRC”).
Publication Date:01/07/2009
628 years on from Wat Tyler’s Peasants Revolt, a group of people who could hardly be described as peasants have led a revolt of their own.
Publication Date:10/11/2006
This Lewis Silkin inbrief contains information on:- Model Section 106 Agreement- Standard agreements: the way forward- What is a s106 agreement?- What does it contain?- What’s good about it?- What’s wrong with it?
Publication Date:02/06/2004
Planning consents are usually granted subject to a condition thatthe development authorised must commence within five years of thegrant of the consent. In order to preserve a planning consent adeveloper often carries out some preliminary work such asexcavation in order to implement the consent within the requisiteperiod. However, this would not be sufficient if the consentrequired other conditions to be complied with before developmentcould commence.
Publication Date:01/03/2004
Time for action