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Planning permitted development rights – further relaxation

6th April 2016 saw the arrival of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) England (Amendment) Order 2016. This […]

By Roy Pinnock
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‘Especial speed’ in judicial review

The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in R(Gerber) v (1) Wiltshire Council and (2) Terraform Power Inc and Norrington Solar […]

By Katie Scuoler
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The Mayoral Planning Manifesto – who will you be voting for?

Latest polls suggest Sadiq Khan is likely to be London’s next Mayor, but it will all come down to voter […]

By Rachael Herbert
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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. […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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The risk of flooding

A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]

By Roy Pinnock
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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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Statutory consultee responses: must try harder?

In this blog, part of our series on the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes, we discuss […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Planning application fees: falling short of the target?

In the latest of our series of blogs examining the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes, we […]

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
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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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A better alternative?

The latest of our series focussing on the Housing and Planning Bill considers the controversial Government amendment to “test the […]

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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