Module LAW3210F for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3210F: Planning Law for People and the Environment
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to introduce you to planning law. The module will run over one term and will be devoted to providing an introduction to planning law, its practical elements, and its impact on the environment.
The module seeks to provide you with the foundations of both theoretical and empirical knowledge of planning law and policy, as well as equipping you with an understanding of the contemporary theory, debates and critical issues in, and perspectives on, environmental regulation and planning.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate detailed/comprehensive knowledge of the law relating to planning law and a substantial range of major concepts, values and principles relevant to its application; 2. demonstrate critical awareness of a wide range of social and contextual implications of the areas of planning law studied; 3. compare, analyse and synthesise the principal rules and theories relating to planning law; 4. identify, explain and critically evaluate key issues in planning law and apply relevant rules and theories; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. demonstrate detailed/comprehensive knowledge of legal concepts and their contextual, social and political implications; 6. select, integrate and present coherently and reflectively, relevant law and legal/theoretical arguments. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. communicate and engage in debate effectively and accurately, in a manner appropriate to the discipline/different contexts; 8. identify, retrieve and use efficiently a range of resources with minimum guidance; and 9. work independently and manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities and assessments. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
While the module’s precise content and syllabus may vary each year, it is anticipated that it will cover the following topics:
Introduction to Town and Country Planning
History and Ideologies
- Planning Authorities, the Localism Act 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
- Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
- Defining Development: When is Planning Permission needed?
- Appeals, Judicial Review and Enforcement
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment and its History
- The European Requirement of Environmental Impact Assessment
- The Application of EIA in English Law
- EIA Case Studies
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | 123.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 4.5 | 3 x 1.5 hour workshops (which will involve student-led individual and group work, with guidance and intervention from a tutor) |
| Guided Independent Study | 54 | General reading for the module |
| Guided Independent Study | 27 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 42.5 | Assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Electronic journals and databases such as EUR-Lex, West law, Lexis Nexis, Hein Online etc.
WEBSITES
www.planningresource.co.uk - The Website of Planning, the journal of the Royal Town and Country Planning Institute. Best source of regular planning news.
www.planningportal.gov.uk - Provides Government information on the planning system etc
www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk - The website of the planning inspectorate, whose inspectors hear appeals.
www.rtpi.org.uk - Website of the Royal Town Planning Institute, the professional body of the planning profession.
www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk - Website of the Planning Advisory Service. The service aims to give planners help.
www.tcpa.org.uk - Website of the Town and Country Planning Association. The site contains extensive resources relating to city, regional and environmental planning.
