The Mayoral Planning Manifesto – who will you be voting for?
Latest polls suggest Sadiq Khan is likely to be London’s next Mayor, but it will all come down to voter […]
Housebuilding
Putting the Neighbourhood Plan cart before the Local Plan horse
The Court of Appeal has granted permission for the first Neighbourhood Plan case to be heard by it on appeal. […]
The risk of flooding
A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]
Non-starter? New homes proposals are going to shake things up, if they survive
The Government’s Starter Homes proposals have been around for a while – consultation in 2014 led to new policies in […]
Sun will go down on section 106BA/BC numbers game appeals
We have commented on the initial impact of the changes to the Section 106 regime made by the Growth and Infrastructure […]
A return to local authority housebuilding?
Between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, over a 100,000 social housing units were built each year in England, […]
Neighbourhood planning: full steam ahead?
The Housing and Planning Bill seeks to further the Government’s localism agenda, by speeding up the neighbourhood planning process. The […]
Housing and Planning Bill – an uncertain future for social housing (part 2)
VACANT HIGH VALUE LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING (CLAUSES 67-77) What is proposed? The Government will require a payment from Councils with […]
Housing and Planning Bill – an uncertain future for social housing
The Housing & Planning Bill completed the Committee stage in the House of Commons after the New Year with a […]
CILly season over? CIL review promises another chance to get it right
We hosted the British Property Federation’s seminar on CIL reform at the end of 2015. The new year offers a […]
Inspector’s decisions and the kitchen sink
The recent decision in Villages Action Group v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government highlights the need to […]
No back doors for office to resi (yet)
We noted earlier this year that there would be no more office to residential changes of use under ‘Part O’ […]