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Housing and Planning Bill – consents with benefits?

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
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How many mickles to make a muckle? Heritage tests still not well understood

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

By Roy Pinnock
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Development First, Town Centres Second

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

By Roy Pinnock
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Tip of the iceberg?

The controversy around basement extensions continues. In the same month that barristers’ Chambers Lincolns Inn proposed a subterranean facility and […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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State aid risks

A recent case in the EU General Court serves as a reminder that all parties involved in the development of […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Strange Tides – Courts And Tribunal Pull In Different Directions

Viability debates continue to shape planning. The frontline is shifting, from debates about key principles, towards the wider issue of transparency […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Planning Court victory for Sainsbury’s

We successfully acted for Sainsbury’s in defending a judicial review seeking to challenge planning permission for the supermarket’s new store in […]

By Michele Vas
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Bar still rising for EIA challenges

There has been a steady flow of cases winding back the scope for legal challenges on the grounds of defective […]

By Roy Pinnock
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The Planning Chamber

Yesterday the Government published its response to its Autumn consultation on the reform of Judicial Review.  Following last year’s reforms, […]

By Michele Vas

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