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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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What a belter

The Green Belt is back in the news. DCLG has updated the NPPG, and included responses to two further questions […]

By Roy Pinnock
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  • Development Consent Order
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
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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 […]

By Katie Scuoler
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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] […]

By Rachael Herbert
  • Development
  • Housebuilding
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  • Planning Guidance

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 […]

By Michele Vas
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Solar permitted development rights

The Government published its technical consultation on Planning in July 2014, the consultation included proposals to increase permitted development rights […]

By Melanie Blanchard
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Viability still under the spotlight

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 amended the Section 106 regime to allow developers to challenge affordable housing obligations on […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Back to basics: a reminder on viability appeals

We have previously noted the outcome of the viability appeals beginning to trickle through under the new Section 106BA/BC provisions […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Development
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  • Planning Conditions
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Success for Sainsbury’s at city centre store

The High Court has upheld the decision of the Secretary of State to grant planning permission for a foodstore in […]

By Katie Scuoler
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Success for Dentons at Rushden Lakes

The Secretary of State has granted permission for the £50million, 465,000 sq ft retail and leisure redevelopment of Rushden Lakes […]

By Melanie Blanchard

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