COMPASS Online

COMPASS is a powerful research tool giving planning professionals access to more than 166,000 planning appeals. COMPASS allows you to understand how planning legislation and guidance is interpreted and appeals decided.

Consultants can actively manage their clients' portfolios and renegotiate terms for existing approvals.

Planning officers can anticipate potential arguments presented by consultants.

By identifying relevant precedent-setting appeals, COMPASS can assist you in being more successful, cost effective and time efficient.

 


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Energy recovery plant unnecessary and premature

Energy recovery plant unnecessary and premature

22nd February, 2012, Waste Planning

The secretary of state, following the recovery of an appeal involving an energy recovery facility in Bedfordshire, decided that he could not accept the recommendation of one of his inspector's who favoured granting permission for the development.

 
 

Bunds rejected as forming means of enclosure

22nd February, 2012, Waste Planning

Owners of land in Essex failed to overturn an enforcement notice requiring the removal of waste material imported onto the land after an inspector concluded that they were not permitted development.

 
 


COMPASS is available as two services:

COMPASS Online

An annual subscription to COMPASS Online provides you with full access to the search engine to conduct an unlimited number of searches. Pinpoint summaries of appeal decisions that are highly relevant to the brief you are working on, from which you can choose the most suitable full text decision letters to download instantly.

The search function allows you to investigate appeals against keywords, specific issue codes, geographical selections and many other parameters, making sure you have all the available information.

COMPASS Online allows you to:

  • Pinpoint historical data on inspectors and whether they have allowed/dismissed similar past appeals
  • Find comparable cases at appeal or application stage
  • Run trend analysis on key areas 
  • Pre-empt obstacles by researching previous cases that have gone to appeal
  • Research appellant history
  • Download cases from Planning magazine Casebook
  • View Secretary of State decisions.

 

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COMPASS Expert Search

Compass Expert Search is a bespoke telephone and email based service suitable for those who do not have the time or expertise to carry out online research. Our dedicated team of experts will follow a user's brief to find them the most relevant planning appeals available.


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