Includes index.

Historical introduction -- Planning organization -- Simplified planning zones -- The development of development plans -- Development plans : their legal significance after the planning and compulsory purchase act 2004 -- Definition of development 1 : operational development -- Definition of development 2 : material change of use -- The need for planning permission 1 : general permitted development order; local development orders -- The need for planning permission 2 : cases of doubt -- Applications for planning permission 1 : pre-submission requirements -- Applications for planning permission 2 : procedure on receipt of applications by the local planning authority -- Determinations of applications for planning permission -- Environmental impact assessment -- Strategic environmental assessment -- Conditions -- The construction, scope, effect, and life of a planning permission -- Development by the crown, statutory undertakers, and local authorities; public works orders -- Planning agreements; planning obligations; and the community infrastructure levy -- Appeals; statutory review; judicial review; the ombudsman -- Human rights -- Enforcement of planning control -- Listed buildings and conservation areas -- Ancient monuments and areas of archaeological importance -- Minerals -- The control of outdoor advertisements -- Trees, hedgerows, and high hedges -- Conservation of natural habitats and protected species -- Remedies for adverse planning decisions -- Nationally significant infrastructure projects.