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Localism 2.0? The Planning White Paper

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Green Belt
  • Neighbourhood Plans
  • Planning Policy

“Gaping hole”: an unreasoned departure

By Katie Scuoler
  • Coronavirus/ COVID-19
  • Localism
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  • Town Centres

Planning, for the New Normal – High Street focus

By Roy Pinnock
  • Localism
  • Neighbourhood Development Order
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Residential first for Neighbourhood Development Orders

By Lucy McDonnell and Roy Pinnock
  • Localism
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Neighbourhood plans v housing

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Judicial Review
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Neighbourhood Plans and Local Plans – Overtaking ahead?

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Neighbourhood Planning Act
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Work in progress

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Habitats and Species
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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
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Neighbourhood Plans Fudge

The Government’s solution to the so-far intractable problem of Neighbourhood Plans that do not meet housing needs is here in […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Housing and Planning Act
  • Localism
  • Neighbourhood Planning Bill
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A layer of complexity, a review of the ramifications of the Localism Act five years on

The Localism Act 2011 obtained royal assent in November 2011, gradually bringing into effect a raft of legislation supporting the […]

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Neighbourhood Planning Bill
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Neighbourhood Planning Unchained? The Neighbourhood Planning Bill 2016

Having lost its infrastructure component between the Queen’s Speech and publication, the slimline Neighbourhood Planning Bill had its first reading […]

By Lucy McDonnell
  • Housebuilding
  • Housing and Planning Bill
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Neighbourhood watch

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

By Lucy McDonnell

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