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Putting the Neighbourhood Plan cart before the Local Plan horse

The Court of Appeal has granted permission for the first Neighbourhood Plan case to be heard by it on appeal. […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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Will LPA shaming and intervention work to incentivise plan making?

In this blog, part of our series on the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes (the Consultation), […]

By Rachael Herbert
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A return to local authority housebuilding?

Between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, over a 100,000 social housing units were built each year in England, […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Neighbourhood planning: full steam ahead?

The Housing and Planning Bill seeks to further the Government’s localism agenda, by speeding up the neighbourhood planning process.  The […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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A better alternative?

The latest of our series focussing on the Housing and Planning Bill considers the controversial Government amendment to “test the […]

By Jamie McKie
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Housing and Planning Bill – London calling

As the Housing and Planning Bill completes its Committee Stage in the House of Commons, this second part of our […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Housing and Planning Bill – Local Plan changes

In the first part of our Q&A on the Housing & Planning Bill as it passes through the Parliamentary process, […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Inspector’s decisions and the kitchen sink

The recent decision in Villages Action Group v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government highlights the need to […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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Power to the people?

Localism remains a political priority.  The introduction of Neighbourhood Planning and the ability to nominate Assets of Community Value via […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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Prematurity back in its box again

The publication of the NPPF in March 2012 raised questions about the approach to prematurity.  Refusal on prematurity grounds has […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Public participation in planning

The Oxford Planning Law conference took place over the weekend.  One of the main themes was the benefit of public […]

By Stephen Ashworth
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Steps to listing an asset of community value

Increasing numbers of sites are being registered by community groups as Assets of Community Value or ACVs.  These range from […]

By Lucy McDonnell

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