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 […]
Development
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
Faith based planning?
In November the Government announced changes to planning policy in relation to the size of schemes that should provide affordable […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 106 – baffling changes will confuse
The Government has made further changes to the approach to planning obligations in the Planning Practice Guidance on Section 106 […]