High Court clarifies application of presumption in favour in heritage harm case

The High Court has provided further guidance on the application of the presumption in favour of sustainable development (paragraph 14 […]

By Roy Pinnock

Troubled waters – Equalities Duty and Alternative Sites Failings Fatal

The public sector equality duty under Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (PSED) is playing an increasing role in […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Winchester Silver Hill scheme was based on a development agreement between Winchester City Council and a developer for a […]

By Roy Pinnock

On April Fool’s Day, we suggested – with a perfectly straight face – that the conditions may be in place […]

By Roy Pinnock

In Whitby v Secretary for Transport & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 444 the Court of Appeal has given its reasons […]

By Roy Pinnock

In R (Waters) v Breckland District Council [2016] EWHC 951 (Admin) the High Court considered whether a planning authority determining […]

By Roy Pinnock

What are the likely effects of the Referendum decision on planning? The real answer is that nobody knows but here […]

By Roy Pinnock

Following a lengthy period of debate, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016) has received Royal Assent and was […]

By Roy Pinnock

Development projects will need to be ready to meet the EU Broadband Cost Reduction Directive (2014/61/EU) requirements this summer. The […]

By Roy Pinnock

6th April 2016 saw the arrival of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) England (Amendment) Order 2016. This […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in R(Gerber) v (1) Wiltshire Council and (2) Terraform Power Inc and Norrington Solar […]

By Katie Scuoler

In London’s mayoral race, Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Tories’ Zac Goldsmith are the main contenders, with a substantial lead […]

By Rachael Herbert