The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 [F2 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

F3 (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

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)

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