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. […]
Development
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 […]
CIL – getting strategic sites right
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is still in its early infancy. 45 authorities are charging, 19 authorities are in the twilight […]
Wind farm community benefits ‘are not a material consideration’, guidance says …
DECC have just published “Guidance of Community Benefits from Onshore Wind Developments“. The paper provides some great examples of the […]
What a belter
The Green Belt is back in the news. DCLG has updated the NPPG, and included responses to two further questions […]
DCO regime faces a real test
Better known as the super-sewer, the Thames Tideway Tunnel (“TTT”) Development Consent Order, granted on 12 September 2014, was a […]
Covenants not to apply for parking permits – should they be planning obligations?
The High Court’s decision in Westminster City Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2013] […]
First road test for special measures
Less than a year after the introduction of the government’s ‘special measures’ regime for poorly performing local planning authorities, the […]