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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
  • Development
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Localism
  • Planning Appeals
  • Planning Conditions
  • Planning Obligations
  • Planning Permission
  • Planning Policy

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 […]

By Melanie Blanchard
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Demolition
  • Development
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Localism
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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
  • Development
  • Localism
  • Planning Permission

Money Back Guarantee for Planning?

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 introduced several measures to speed up the planning process.  We have recently reviewed a […]

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Development
  • Housebuilding
  • Localism

Family Hold Back

Dentons and London First hold an annual lunch at MIPIM for leading politicians, developers, investors, public officials and property professionals. […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Development
  • Housebuilding
  • Localism
  • New Towns
  • Planning Policy

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
  • Affordable Housing
  • Localism
  • Planning Appeals
  • Planning Obligations
  • Planning Permission
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The first or last hurrah?

Hurrah An appeal asking for a change to affordable housing requirements has finally been refused.  Until now applications have been […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Fracking
  • Localism

Shale blockade will fail

We noted in our January fracking update (2014 – Year of shale for planners) that activist owners and interest groups […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Development
  • Housebuilding
  • Localism
  • Planning Permission
  • Planning Policy

Ministry of relief

Lawyers generally hate unique solutions. No-one wants to be at the bleeding edge. But there are some planning issues that […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Development
  • Localism
  • Planning Policy

Resisting the duty to co-operate

Joined up thinking and co-operation within, and between, local authorities is integral to successfully delivering new development.  It makes for […]

By Michele Vas
  • Development
  • Localism
  • Planning Policy

Promoting neighbourhood development

The first Neighbourhood Development Order is in progress.  Cockermouth Town Council has submitted an NDO to Allerdale Borough Council for […]

By Lucy McDonnell
  • 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 Roy Pinnock

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