The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014

II PLANNING COURT

General54.21

1

This Section applies to Planning Court claims.

2

In this Section, “Planning Court claim” means a judicial review or statutory challenge which —

a

involves any of the following matters —

i

planning permission, other development consents, the enforcement of planning control and the enforcement of other statutory schemes;

ii

applications under the Transport and Works Act 1992;

iii

wayleaves;

iv

highways and other rights of way;

v

compulsory purchase orders;

vi

village greens;

vii

European Union environmental legislation and domestic transpositions, including assessments for development consents, habitats, waste and pollution control;

viii

national, regional or other planning policy documents, statutory or otherwise; or

ix

any other matter the judge appointed under rule 54.22(2) considers appropriate; and

b

has been issued or transferred to the Planning Court.

(Part 30 (Transfer) applies to transfers to and from the Planning Court.)

Specialist list54.22

1

The Planning Court claims form a specialist list.

2

A judge nominated by the President of the Queen’s Bench Division will be in charge of the Planning Court specialist list and will be known as the Planning Liaison Judge.

Application of the Civil Procedure Rules54.23

These Rules and their practice directions will apply to Planning Court claims unless this section or a practice direction provides otherwise.

Further provision about Planning Court claims54.24

Practice Direction 54E makes further provision about Planning Court claims, in particular about the timescales for determining such claims.