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By Lucy McDonnell
May 25, 2017
  • Neighbourhood Planning Act
  • Neighbourhood Plans
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We look at the current status of neighbourhood planning. The government has demonstrated its continuing commitment to neighbourhood planning by naming a Bill after it, including it in a written ministerial  statement and in the housing white paper, and continuing to emphasise its importance in recent appeal decisions. This article considers recent developments and the direction of travel.

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This article was first published in Property Law Journal (May 2017) and is also available at http://www.lawjournals.co.uk/.

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Lucy McDonnell

About Lucy McDonnell

Lucy acts for both public and private sector clients in relation to planning, procurement and public law. Planning work includes advising developers, local authorities and community groups.

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