Glossary – Page 21
Substantive definitions of planning terms with their policy source and a worked example.
Glossary articles – page 21
483 articlesAbandonment of use: when a lawful use dies
A lawful use can be lost through abandonment, which means resuming it needs fresh planning permission. Here is what the four factors cover and how to prove a last lawful use.
Principal elevation: how to identify it correctly
The principal elevation is the wall that fronts the main highway serving the house and carries its main architectural features. Here is how the test works, how corner plots and angled frontages change the answer, and which permitted development rights turn on it.
Curtilage: what counts as part of your house
Curtilage has no statutory definition, yet it decides whether a garden room, garage or annexe falls under householder permitted development. Here is how the courts test it and what evidence councils accept.
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