Environmental Impact Assessment
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 […]
The right to know why
Is there now a presumption that reasons be given for planning decisions? Within the last year, we have seen a […]
Brexit: A week later
What are the likely effects of the Referendum decision on planning? The real answer is that nobody knows but here […]
DCO regime faces a real test
Better known as the super-sewer, the Thames Tideway Tunnel (“TTT”) Development Consent Order, granted on 12 September 2014, was a […]
Success for Dentons at Rushden Lakes
The Secretary of State has granted permission for the £50million, 465,000 sq ft retail and leisure redevelopment of Rushden Lakes […]
EIA changes are welcome … in part
Some of the changes to the EIA regime, which look likely to come into effect in the UK in 2016, […]
Environmental Impact Assessment Directive: tinkering one step closer
The European Parliament and the Council of Minsters have approved the Commission’s proposed changes to the EIA Directive. The Directive […]
Demolition job
The Government has published a new Demolition Direction, which confirms that permission is only required for demolition of buildings larger […]
Bar still rising for EIA challenges
There has been a steady flow of cases winding back the scope for legal challenges on the grounds of defective […]