Roy Pinnock
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CIL: the more it changes, the more it stays the same?
Read Roy Pinnock’s overview of the latest changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy regime (and what is still needed). This […]
Embrace Hard Choices As Well As Modern Methods
New new towns
We were immensely proud to win the Planning Law Firm of the Year Award a fortnight ago. The award recognised […]
Call In Blitz Offers Black Hole for London Delivery
The Mayor of London and the Government are looking to London densification to avoid moving, extending and reshaping London’s Green […]
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 […]