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Housing and Planning Bill – consents with benefits?

This third part of our Q&A on the Housing and Planning Bill 2015 considers how the Government’s proposed duty to […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Planning Conditions
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Speeding tickets: further reforms for section 106

The Housing & Planning Bill 2015 now takes forward some of the elements of the Treasury’s 2014 Autumn Statement to […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Development
  • Housebuilding
  • Permitted Development Rights

No back doors for office to resi (yet)

We noted earlier this year that there would be no more office to residential changes of use under ‘Part O’ […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Compulsory Purchase
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Manifesto for Planning 2015: please don’t reinvent the wheel

However the new Parliamentary balance of power plays out, planning will be in the frontline of addressing housing needs. The Conservative […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Development
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CIL – getting strategic sites right

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is still in its early infancy. 45 authorities are charging, 19 authorities are in the twilight […]

By Stephen Ashworth
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Residential conversions: merger risk

Creation of substantial high end residential properties in Central London by the reconversion of previously subdivided houses, the amalgamation of purpose […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Demolition job

The Government has published a new Demolition Direction, which confirms that permission is only required for demolition of buildings larger […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
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  • Housebuilding
  • Localism
  • New Towns
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MIPIM 2014: London Calling for more homes

This year’s MIPIM is upbeat and dominated by an industry intent on making the most of intense demand for homes […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Development
  • Freedom of Information
  • Planning Obligations

Unspent 106 monies

Freedom of information requests made by the BBC suggest that local authorities in England are holding £1.5bn of unspent section […]

By Katie Scuoler
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Compulsory Purchase
  • Development
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Muscular Action

The Bank of England is concerned that Britain is building half as many homes a year as Canada, despite having […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Affordable Housing
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Development
  • Planning Obligations

Another Repealing Prospect

Having suggested already that section 123 LGA 1972 (best consideration) and section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 (highways contributions) […]

By Stephen Ashworth
  • Business Improvement Districts
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Localism

BID for success

Business Improvement Districts now number over 150.  They offer a real local voice for businesses.  Some are working towards neighbourhood […]

By Stephen Ashworth

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