Housing our needs
In almost all emerging local plans, there is a perceived problem meeting the need for private rented sector (PRS) housing. […]
Stephen Ashworth
Full bioBeyond Penfold: Repeal s278 Highways Act
Almost everyone involved in planning will have a horror story about a difficulty of getting agreement with a highway authority. […]
Repeal of the week
We should repeal all validation requirements other than those relating to a completed standard application form (no local bespoke forms […]
BID for success
Business Improvement Districts now number over 150. They offer a real local voice for businesses. Some are working towards neighbourhood […]
A Repealing Prospect
There are many parts of the planning and related processes that we could do without – we will look at […]
Three more little words … “duty to co-operate” this time
Just as examiners have started to bare their teeth about local plans meeting housing need, they have also begun to […]
Three little words
Not location, location, location. Not even Goodbye Mr Prisk. Instead “objectively assessed needs“. There has been a spate of decisions […]
Useful nuggets
The National Planning Policy Guidance has some useful nuggets. There has always been a question about how planning obligations should […]
New planning ‘guidance’
Always remember that this is not new ‘policy’. It is only guidance. It changes nothing. For applications and appeals the […]
Heygate Estate Information Commissioner’s report
The Information Commissioner’s report on a complainant’s request for financial information relating to the Elephant and Castle project raises some […]
Community Infrastructure Levy – the consultation proposals tease but do not satisfy
In the early summer, and for the third year running, planners and lawyers faced a consultation on changes to the […]
Commitment to infrastructure delivery through CIL
The commitment to infrastructure delivery is important. Only if there is a clear infrastructure development plan can a charging authority […]