Neighbourhood Plans First But How Long Will They Last?

Judgment has been handed down in the first Neighbourhood Plan (NP) case to reach the Court of Appeal, reinforcing the […]

By Lucy McDonnell

Daylight/ Sunlight Error Fatal To Permission

In Watt, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hackney & Anor [2016] EWHC 1978 (Admin), the High […]

By Roy Pinnock

The recent refusal by the Secretary of State to confirm Southwark Council’s CPO for the next phase of the Aylesbury […]

By Michele Vas

The public sector equality duty under Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (PSED) is playing an increasing role in […]

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

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

By Roy Pinnock

The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in R(Gerber) v (1) Wiltshire Council and (2) Terraform Power Inc and Norrington Solar […]

By Katie Scuoler

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

By Lucy McDonnell

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

By Roy Pinnock

This third part of our Q&A on the Housing and Planning Bill 2015 considers how the Government’s proposed duty to […]

By Roy Pinnock

Planning should be about creative judgment and common sense. A recent High Court case (R (Obar Camden Ltd) v London […]

By Roy Pinnock

This blog should perhaps be read with a pinch of salt. We acted for the losing claimant, Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s have […]

By Stephen Ashworth