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Prematurity back in its box again

The publication of the NPPF in March 2012 raised questions about the approach to prematurity.  Refusal on prematurity grounds has […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Manifesto for Planning 2015: please don’t reinvent the wheel

However the new Parliamentary balance of power plays out, planning will be in the frontline of addressing housing needs. The Conservative […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Save the “Great British Pub”

On 6 April an amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 came into force, placing […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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Housing needs a must

At last there is a political consensus that there is a massive housing shortage in this country.   Three-quarters of the […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Difficulties of delivering major development

Delivering major development is difficult. One of the deterrents is often the need to assemble fragmented land ownerships. The availability […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Credit Check: muddles in the mire

The introduction of new policy on section 106 tariffs and affordable housing has generated significant interest and concern. The policy […]

By Roy Pinnock
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The Magic section 237 Wand – or is it not quite that simple?

After the Heaney judgment in 2010 developers have had a clear need to address rights and restrictions at the outset.  […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Affordable housing contribution reduced on appeal

We have previously reported on successful appeals by developers to reduce affordable housing contributions under the Section 106BC appeal mechanism.  […]

By Katie Scuoler
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Faith based planning?

In November the Government announced changes to planning policy in relation to the size of schemes that should provide affordable […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Fracking planning battles on this year

Progress toward operational onshore shale sites remains slow, but 2015 promises to be an interesting year for consenting, protesting and […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Shale gale blows on in 2015

Shale gas exploration looks set to face a defining year in the UK as changes to land access rights are […]

By Roy Pinnock
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The problem with reserved matters …

The consistent message from Government is that development and infrastructure is key to improving our recovering economy.  The creation of […]

By Michele Vas

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