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Planning for the future – the new Housing and Planning Act 2016

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

Latest polls suggest Sadiq Khan is likely to be London’s next Mayor, but it will all come down to voter […]

By Rachael Herbert

The Court of Appeal has granted permission for the first Neighbourhood Plan case to be heard by it on appeal. […]

By Lucy McDonnell

A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Government’s Starter Homes proposals have been around for a while – consultation in 2014 led to new policies in […]

By Roy Pinnock

We have commented on the initial impact of the changes to the Section 106 regime made by the Growth and Infrastructure […]

By Roy Pinnock

Between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, over a 100,000 social housing units were built each year in England, […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Housing and Planning Bill seeks to further the Government’s localism agenda, by speeding up the neighbourhood planning process. The […]

By Lucy McDonnell

VACANT HIGH VALUE LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING (CLAUSES 67-77) What is proposed? The Government will require a payment from Councils with […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Housing & Planning Bill completed the Committee stage in the House of Commons after the New Year with a […]

By Roy Pinnock