Where next for stewardship?
The delivery of new homes has for some time now been a key priority for the current government, previous governments […]
Michele Vas
Section 203 as a regeneration tool
It has been two years since s203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 became operative, replacing s237 of the […]
Transient Transparency?
In the recent Paddington Cube case, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that, at the moment, the Secretary of State […]
What is a highway?
We look at a recent decision which reiterates what constitutes a ‘highway’. The recent Court of Appeal judgment in the case […]
Planning TV: Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) and Urban Regeneration
The emergence of the Housing White Paper in February 2017 saw increased attention to the role of Compulsory Purchase Orders […]
A complex process
We look at the current approaches to assessing compensation in the context of CPOs. The promotion of nationally significant infrastructure […]
Vacant Building Credit – an own goal?
Vacant Building Credit (VBC) was re-introduced into the NPPG in May 2016 to less vocal opposition than it faced when […]
CPO – gentrification or regeneration?
The recent refusal by the Secretary of State to confirm Southwark Council’s CPO for the next phase of the Aylesbury […]
The problem with reserved matters …
The consistent message from Government is that development and infrastructure is key to improving our recovering economy. The creation of […]
First road test for special measures
Less than a year after the introduction of the government’s ‘special measures’ regime for poorly performing local planning authorities, the […]
Planning Court victory for Sainsbury’s
We successfully acted for Sainsbury’s in defending a judicial review seeking to challenge planning permission for the supermarket’s new store in […]
Reducing contributions
Another developer has successfully appealed under Section 106BC of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce its affordable […]