Autumn Statement: mood music?

In the absence of the Housing White Paper, the industry is still left needing to mind the gap. We have […]

By Roy Pinnock and Jamie McKie

Vacant Building Credit – an own goal?

Vacant Building Credit (VBC) was re-introduced into the NPPG in May 2016 to less vocal opposition than it faced when […]

By Michele Vas

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

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

The High Court has adopted a flexible approach to dealing with ‘objectively assessed needs’ (OAN) on a planning appeal in […]

By Roy Pinnock

Neighbourhood Planning remains a political priority and is one of the areas for which Planning Policy Guidance has recently been […]

By Lucy McDonnell

London is falling lamentably short of delivering the number of homes that the city needs. The mayoral election campaign was […]

By Roy Pinnock

The judgment in the battle of wills over the Government’s small sites affordable housing and Vacant Building Credit policies has […]

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

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

By Roy Pinnock

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