Suchergebnisse

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; planning contributions -- Appeals; statutory review; judicial review; the ombudsman -- Human rights -- Enforcement -- 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 -- Remedies for adverse planning decisions -- The planning commission and nationally significant infrastructure projects (by Professor Michael Purdue)

Assessing the Ombudsman's Role.
The independence of the Ombudsman from other State organs, and extensive powers to investigate complaints, explain the extension of the institution in the recent years. However, the lack of common standards makes comparisons in the citizens' use of the ombudsman very difficult. Many factors (degree of publicity, informality of access procedures, public's perception of the value the institution to redress grievances...) influence the variations in the number of complaints. Two main issues arise. Firstly it can be questioned whether the System is used by those who need the greatest help. Secondly the value of the Ombudsman to initiate legal and administrative reform should not be overestimated.