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Success for Dentons at Rushden Lakes

The Secretary of State has granted permission for the £50million, 465,000 sq ft retail and leisure redevelopment of Rushden Lakes […]

By Melanie Blanchard
  • Development
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Planning Court victory for Sainsbury’s

We successfully acted for Sainsbury’s in defending a judicial review seeking to challenge planning permission for the supermarket’s new store in […]

By Michele Vas
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Reducing contributions

Another developer has successfully appealed under Section 106BC of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce its affordable […]

By Michele Vas
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Residential conversions: merger risk

Creation of substantial high end residential properties in Central London by the reconversion of previously subdivided houses, the amalgamation of purpose […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Demolition job

The Government has published a new Demolition Direction, which confirms that permission is only required for demolition of buildings larger […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Money Back Guarantee for Planning?

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 introduced several measures to speed up the planning process.  We have recently reviewed a […]

By Lucy McDonnell
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Market restrictions

Foreign investment is being blamed for contributing towards a “housing bubble” in London.  I was asked, while speaking at a […]

By Michele Vas
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The first or last hurrah?

Hurrah An appeal asking for a change to affordable housing requirements has finally been refused.  Until now applications have been […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Ministry of relief

Lawyers generally hate unique solutions. No-one wants to be at the bleeding edge. But there are some planning issues that […]

By Roy Pinnock
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Limits to growth: pre-commencement conditions

Housebuilders are up in arms about the use of conditions requiring approvals before work can start holding back delivery of […]

By Roy Pinnock

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