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Roy Pinnock

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  • Planning Permission

The right to know why

By Roy Pinnock
  • Planning TV

Planning TV – Spotlight on the Housing White Paper

By Roy Pinnock
  • Permitted Development Rights
  • Planning Conditions

When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?

Article 3(4) of the GPDO 2015 provides that permitted development (PD) rights will not apply if they are ‘contrary to any condition […]

By Roy Pinnock and Ralph Kellas
  • Development
  • Judicial Review
  • Procurement

The pendulum swings: case comment on David Wylde and Other v Waverley Borough Council (9 March 2017)

A new judicial review case concerning the interface of development agreements, judicial review and public procurement has recently been decided […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Planning TV

Planning TV: Committees and Good Decision Making

In this episode of Planning TV, Hannah David, director of Planning Futures, joins Alice Lester MBE, Head of Planning at Brent Council […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Green Belt
  • London
  • Very Special Circumstances

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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Conservation Areas
  • Judicial Review
  • Planning Permission
  • Planning Policy

Daylight/ Sunlight Error Fatal To Permission

In Watt, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hackney & Anor [2016] EWHC 1978 (Admin), the High […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy

Developer contributions – which way next?

We look at the government’s CIL review, and put forward alternative ideas for fixing a broken system. The Housing White […]

By Roy Pinnock and Stephen Ashworth
  • Development
  • Housebuilding
  • Planning Appeals
  • Planning Policy

Court of Appeal Confirms Full OAN Benchmark for Sensitive Area Developments

We commented on Knight Developments saga applying for 100 homes in the Ashdown Forest last year. Although upholding the High […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Countryside
  • Greenfield
  • Housebuilding
  • Planning Appeals
  • Planning Policy

Valued Landscapes Must Be Something Special

In Forest of Dean District Council v Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government& Anor [2016] EWHC 2429 (Admin), […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Planning TV

Planning TV: Local Planning Authorities – Capacity and Skills Gaps

In this episode of Planning TV, Hannah David, director of Planning Futures, joins Alice Lester MBE, Head of Planning at Brent Council and […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Business Improvement Districts

Property Owner Business Improvement Districts

There are now over 200 business improvement districts (BIDs) in the country.  BIDs are democratic, business-led vehicles with an ability to […]

By Roy Pinnock

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