Call In Blitz Offers Black Hole for London Delivery
The Mayor of London and the Government are looking to London densification to avoid moving, extending and reshaping London’s Green […]
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Viability – Speed of Delivery Matters
Last year, the High Court in R (McCarthy and Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd) v Greater London Authority [2018] EWHC 1202 […]
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 […]
Legislation not the ‘agent of change’
Supporters of the Planning (Agent of Change) Bill 2018-19 had been looking forward to its second reading in the House […]
Capital Gains
Dentons, together with URBED and Gerald Eve, were instructed by the Greater London Authority to look at international land assembly practices, […]
Two become one
An examination of the current planning position on amalgamation of units. In recent years there has been a strong trend […]
Care needed in applying local green belt policies
In R (Lensbury Ltd) v Richmond-Upon-Thames London Borough Council [2016] EWCA Civ 814 the Court of Appeal disagreed with the […]
Assets of Community Value: chickens and eggs
Some recent cases have considered Assets of Community Value (ACVs) where the owner is both appealing a refusal of planning […]
Short term rentals – a potential planning issue?
The recent decision in Iveta Nemcova v Fairflied Rents Limited [2016] UKUT 303 underlined the importance of reviewing lease terms […]
CPO – gentrification or regeneration?
The recent refusal by the Secretary of State to confirm Southwark Council’s CPO for the next phase of the Aylesbury […]
Homes for London
London is falling lamentably short of delivering the number of homes that the city needs. The mayoral election campaign was […]
The Mayoral Planning Manifesto – who will you be voting for? part 2
In London’s mayoral race, Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Tories’ Zac Goldsmith are the main contenders, with a substantial lead […]