Planning Obligations
Where next for stewardship?
The delivery of new homes has for some time now been a key priority for the current government, previous governments […]
Comparables That Glitter Are Not All Gold
The approach to land value and the application of planning policy were brought into sharp focus by an Inspector’s decision […]
Viability Decisions – Care Needed on ‘Market Value’ Assumptions
The recent Parkhurst Road appeal decision emphasises the importance of understanding how land value expectation (and so the price for […]
Affordable snakes and ladders on small sites
The judgment in the battle of wills over the Government’s small sites affordable housing and Vacant Building Credit policies has […]
The risk of flooding
A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]
Sun will go down on section 106BA/BC numbers game appeals
We have commented on the initial impact of the changes to the Section 106 regime made by the Growth and Infrastructure […]
Transparency of financial benefits in planning
The Housing and Planning Bill (Clause 140) proposes to make public, through committee reports, the financial benefits of certain development […]
CIL Review – can we fix it?
Part 1 of our CIL Review blog highlighted the Government’s appetite for retaining and reinforcing the Community Infrastructure Levy. Our […]
Speeding tickets: further reforms for section 106
The Housing & Planning Bill 2015 now takes forward some of the elements of the Treasury’s 2014 Autumn Statement to […]
Credit Check: muddles in the mire
The introduction of new policy on section 106 tariffs and affordable housing has generated significant interest and concern. The policy […]
Affordable housing contribution reduced on appeal
We have previously reported on successful appeals by developers to reduce affordable housing contributions under the Section 106BC appeal mechanism. […]