New new towns
We were immensely proud to win the Planning Law Firm of the Year Award a fortnight ago. The award recognised […]
Roy Pinnock
Residential first for Neighbourhood Development Orders
Back in 2013, we highlighted the first Neighbourhood Development Order (NDO) – made to permit specified development without further permission […]
Assets of Community Value – no horseplay, for now
Back in 2016, we commented on the first Asset of Community Value (ACV) case to reach the Upper Tribunal. The […]
Real estate and public procurement
Those who are involved with public sector regeneration and development projects will be interested to learn about the important developments […]
CIL – Look both ways on Highways Obligations
Developers are often told that the CIL Regulations prevent ‘double dipping’ – where Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is spent on […]
Powers and partnership for regeneration
The case of Peters v London Borough of Haringey (Haringey) provides welcome clarity over the extent of the local authorities […]
Comparables That Glitter Are Not All Gold
The approach to land value and the application of planning policy were brought into sharp focus by an Inspector’s decision […]
ECJ Ruling on Habitats Regulations Assessments is Straight Bananas
ECJ’s preliminary ruling in the People Over Wind/ Sweetman case means that ‘mitigation measures’ should not longer be taken into […]
Mind the Gap – Letwin Review should take care to avoid policy overload
The Letwin Review is considering why there is a significant gap between the number of planning permissions being granted and […]
Time to fix CIL
The November 2017 Budget announcement on developer contributions, promised in the Housing White Paper, decided not to ditch the Community […]
CIL fix is good news, more please …
After an absence, the tradition of new year Community Infrastructure Levy Amendment Regulations is back in the form of the […]
CIL – false starts can be punishing
Community Infrastructure Levy liability is determined by the point at which development is notified or deemed to have commenced. The […]
Common Sense Needed to Flush Out SPD Abuse
The High Court has confirmed the need to tread a common sense path through the mire of the Local Plan […]
Procurement case headed for the Court of Appeal
A leading case on the application of public procurement to public sector real estate scheme is headed to the Court […]
Free-Standing Sustainable Development Assessment a Mistake
In Reigate and Banstead BC v SoS CLG [2017] EWHC 1562 (Admin), Lang, J quashed permission granted on appeal for […]