Planning Policy
When is open space, open space?
Holiday lets in Edinburgh – has the bubble burst?
Fancy a city break anyone? Who could resist a few days in an iconic European city that also happens 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 […]
Magic Bullets? Why Value Capture Should Be Kept Simple
The House of Commons Housing Communities & Local Government Select Committee Land Value Capture Inquiry report is great, but dangerous. […]
The NPPF six years on
We consider the main proposed changes in the draft NPPF and whether these will be sufficient to deal with the […]
Mind the Gap – Letwin Review should take care to avoid policy overload
The Letwin Review is considering why there is a significant gap between the number of planning permissions being granted and […]
Who GOVErns Planning?
Michael Gove has published a 25 year plan to improve the environment. It is wide-ranging, comprehensive and aspirational. If delivered, […]
Common Sense Needed to Flush Out SPD Abuse
The High Court has confirmed the need to tread a common sense path through the mire of the Local Plan […]
Free-Standing Sustainable Development Assessment a Mistake
In Reigate and Banstead BC v SoS CLG [2017] EWHC 1562 (Admin), Lang, J quashed permission granted on appeal for […]
DCO Decision Confirms Heritage Approach
In R (on the application of John Mars Jones on his own behalf and on behalf of the Pylon The […]
Two become one
An examination of the current planning position on amalgamation of units. In recent years there has been a strong trend […]