New new towns
We were immensely proud to win the Planning Law Firm of the Year Award a fortnight ago. The award recognised […]
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Full bioResidential 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 […]
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 […]
DCO Decision Confirms Heritage Approach
In R (on the application of John Mars Jones on his own behalf and on behalf of the Pylon The […]
Viability Decisions – Care Needed on ‘Market Value’ Assumptions
The recent Parkhurst Road appeal decision emphasises the importance of understanding how land value expectation (and so the price for […]
Planning TV: Tweak CIL
The CIL Review Panel’s long awaited report: A new approach to developer contributions was published in February 2017. A key […]
Update: When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?
Last month we blogged on the High Court’s judgment in Dunnett, which refused to quash the Secretary of State decision […]
Planning controversies demand clear reasons
A flurry of decisions on reasons have underlined the need for care in explaining planning decisions, from delegated reports to […]
When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?
Article 3(4) of the GPDO 2015 provides that permitted development (PD) rights will not apply if they are ‘contrary to any condition […]