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. […]
Planning Guidance
Transparency of financial benefits in planning
The Housing and Planning Bill (Clause 140) proposes to make public, through committee reports, the financial benefits of certain development […]
Court rejects 5 year housing land supply argument in AONB harm case
In Wealden District Council v Secretary of State for the Communities and Local Government [2016] EWHC 246 (Admin), the local […]
CIL Review – can we fix it?
Part 1 of our CIL Review blog highlighted the Government’s appetite for retaining and reinforcing the Community Infrastructure Levy. Our […]
Housing and Planning Bill – Local Plan changes
In the first part of our Q&A on the Housing & Planning Bill as it passes through the Parliamentary process, […]
Shale on hold?
We noted in January that planning appeals would be important for shale gas exploration this year. Cuadrilla submitted its appeals […]
Speeding tickets: further reforms for section 106
The Housing & Planning Bill 2015 now takes forward some of the elements of the Treasury’s 2014 Autumn Statement to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tip of the iceberg?
The controversy around basement extensions continues. In the same month that barristers’ Chambers Lincolns Inn proposed a subterranean facility and […]
Prematurity back in its box again
The publication of the NPPF in March 2012 raised questions about the approach to prematurity. Refusal on prematurity grounds has […]
Manifesto for Planning 2015: please don’t reinvent the wheel
However the new Parliamentary balance of power plays out, planning will be in the frontline of addressing housing needs. The Conservative […]