Affordable Housing
Viability – Speed of Delivery Matters
Last year, the High Court in R (McCarthy and Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd) v Greater London Authority [2018] EWHC 1202 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Autumn Statement: mood music?
In the absence of the Housing White Paper, the industry is still left needing to mind the gap. We have […]
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 […]
Homes for London
London is falling lamentably short of delivering the number of homes that the city needs. The mayoral election campaign was […]
Affordable snakes and ladders on small sites
The judgment in the battle of wills over the Government’s small sites affordable housing and Vacant Building Credit policies has […]
Planning for the future – the new Housing and Planning Act 2016
Following a lengthy period of debate, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016) has received Royal Assent and was […]
The Mayoral Planning Manifesto – who will you be voting for? part 2
In London’s mayoral race, Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Tories’ Zac Goldsmith are the main contenders, with a substantial lead […]
Mind the gap – if Starter Homes survive, there will be blood
The Starter Homes initiative now faces an uphill struggle onto the statute books following setbacks in the House of Lords. […]