A legitimate expectation to what, exactly?

The Court of Appeal has considered whether the Secretary of State is required to give reasons for deciding not to […]

By Ralph Kellas

Transient Transparency?

In the recent Paddington Cube case, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that, at the moment, the Secretary of State […]

By Michele Vas

Developers are often told that the CIL Regulations prevent ‘double dipping’ – where Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is spent on […]

By Roy Pinnock

The approach to land value and the application of planning policy were brought into sharp focus by an Inspector’s decision […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Court of Appeal has clarified the meaning of ‘deliverable sites’ in the key housing land supply provisions of Paragraph […]

By Ralph Kellas

We reported earlier in the year on the Court of Appeal decision in the DLA Delivery case. The Court of […]

By Lucy McDonnell

In Reigate and Banstead BC v SoS CLG [2017] EWHC 1562 (Admin), Lang, J quashed permission granted on appeal for […]

By Roy Pinnock

A flurry of decisions on reasons have underlined the need for care in explaining planning decisions, from delegated reports to […]

By Roy Pinnock

A new judicial review case concerning the interface of development agreements, judicial review and public procurement has recently been decided […]

By Roy Pinnock

Judgment has been handed down in the first Neighbourhood Plan (NP) case to reach the Court of Appeal, reinforcing the […]

By Lucy McDonnell

In Watt, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hackney & Anor [2016] EWHC 1978 (Admin), the High […]

By Roy Pinnock