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Sun will go down on section 106BA/BC numbers game appeals

We have commented on the initial impact of the changes to the Section 106 regime made by the Growth and Infrastructure […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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 […]

By Melanie Blanchard
  • Affordable Housing
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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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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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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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Affordable housing contribution reduced on appeal

We have previously reported on successful appeals by developers to reduce affordable housing contributions under the Section 106BC appeal mechanism.  […]

By Katie Scuoler
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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
  • Affordable Housing
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Section 106 – baffling changes will confuse

The Government has made further changes to the approach to planning obligations in the Planning Practice Guidance on Section 106 […]

By Roy Pinnock
  • Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Development
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CIL – getting strategic sites right

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is still in its early infancy. 45 authorities are charging, 19 authorities are in the twilight […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Wind farm community benefits ‘are not a material consideration’, guidance says …

DECC have just published “Guidance of Community Benefits from Onshore Wind Developments“.  The paper provides some great examples of the […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Covenants not to apply for parking permits – should they be planning obligations?

The High Court’s decision in Westminster City Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2013] […]

By Rachael Herbert
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Viability still under the spotlight

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 amended the Section 106 regime to allow developers to challenge affordable housing obligations on […]

By Roy Pinnock

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