Planning Conditions
Working with Planning Reform: Part 2
Flexibility in a time of uncertainty: what have we really learnt from Finney and what could it mean now?
The cost of justice: certainty?
A reasoned approach
Update: When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?
When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?
Article 3(4) of the GPDO 2015 provides that permitted development (PD) rights will not apply if they are ‘contrary to any condition […]
The need for focus on conditions (and not descriptions) in Section 73 applications
The consequences of failing to restrict use by imposing a condition were highlighted in a recent appeal decision concerning a […]
Amalgamation of units still at risk
As we have noted previously, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (“TCPA”) is clear that the conversion of a […]
Vacant Building Credit – an own goal?
Vacant Building Credit (VBC) was re-introduced into the NPPG in May 2016 to less vocal opposition than it faced when […]
Improving the use of Planning Conditions?
Too many unnecessary and overly restrictive conditions are still routinely attached to planning permissions, driving up costs and impeding development. […]
The risk of flooding
A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]