The risk of flooding
A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]
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Full bioPlanning TV – what’s next for the Community Infrastructure Levy?
Dentons Planning TV is a new and innovative platform for engaging in and reacting to the latest developments in the […]
Mind the gap – if Starter Homes survive, there will be blood
The Starter Homes initiative now faces an uphill struggle onto the statute books following setbacks in the House of Lords. […]
Non-starter? New homes proposals are going to shake things up, if they survive
The Government’s Starter Homes proposals have been around for a while – consultation in 2014 led to new policies in […]
Planning TV – spotlight on the Housing and Planning Bill
Dentons Planning TV is a new and innovative platform for engaging in and reacting to the latest developments in the […]
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 […]
A return to local authority housebuilding?
Between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, over a 100,000 social housing units were built each year in England, […]
Statutory consultee responses: must try harder?
In this blog, part of our series on the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes, we discuss […]
Planning application fees: falling short of the target?
In the latest of our series of blogs examining the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes, we […]
Court rejects 5 year housing land supply argument in AONB harm case
In Wealden District Council v Secretary of State for the Communities and Local Government [2016] EWHC 246 (Admin), the local […]
A better alternative?
The latest of our series focussing on the Housing and Planning Bill considers the controversial Government amendment to “test the […]
Housing and Planning Bill – an uncertain future for social housing (part 2)
VACANT HIGH VALUE LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING (CLAUSES 67-77) What is proposed? The Government will require a payment from Councils with […]