The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 [F2 II PLANNING COURT E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 54 inserted (2.10.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/2092), rule 1, Sch. (with rule 30)

F2 Pt. 54 Section 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/610), rules 2, 3 (with rule 4)

General E+W

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) [F3 considers appropriate] 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.)

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in rule 54.21(2)(a)(ix) inserted (1.10.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/2044), rules 2, 9

Specialist list E+W

54.22.— (1) The Planning Court claims form a specialist list.

(2) A judge nominated by the President of the [F4 King’s] Bench Division will be in charge of the Planning Court specialist list and will be known as the Planning Liaison Judge.

[F5 (3) The President of the [F6 King’s] Bench Division will be responsible for the nomination of specialist planning judges to deal with Planning Court claims which are significant within the meaning of [F7 Practice Direction 54D], and of other judges to deal with other Planning Court claims.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Word in rule 54.22(3) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 28(3)

F5 Rule 54.22(3) inserted (5.6.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/1233), rules 1, 4

F6 Word in rule 54.22(2) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 28(3)

F7 Words in rule 54.22(3) substituted (6.4.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/101), rules 1(1), 16(a)

Application of the Civil Procedure Rules E+W

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 E+W

54.24.   [F8 Practice Direction 54D] makes further provision about Planning Court claims, in particular about the timescales for determining such claims.]]

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in rule 54.24 substituted (6.4.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/101), rules 1(1), 16(b)