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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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, […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Shale on hold?

We noted in January that planning appeals would be important for shale gas exploration this year. Cuadrilla submitted its appeals […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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 […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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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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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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 […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Credit Check: muddles in the mire

The introduction of new policy on section 106 tariffs and affordable housing has generated significant interest and concern. The policy […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Faith based planning?

In November the Government announced changes to planning policy in relation to the size of schemes that should provide affordable […]

By Roy Pinnock

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