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The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014

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3.  In Part 54 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998(1), after rule 54.20 insert the following new Section—

II PLANNING COURT

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54.21.(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 list

54.22.(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 Rules

54.23.  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 claims

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

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