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. […]
The Court of Appeal has granted permission for the first Neighbourhood Plan case to be heard by it on appeal. […]
A spate of major floods across the UK, warnings that global warming will lead to more frequent heavy rainfall events […]
In this blog, part of our series on the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes (the Consultation), […]
The Starter Homes initiative now faces an uphill struggle onto the statute books following setbacks in the House of Lords. […]
The Housing and Planning Bill seeks to further the Government’s localism agenda, by speeding up the neighbourhood planning process. The […]
In the first part of our Q&A on the Housing & Planning Bill as it passes through the Parliamentary process, […]
We noted in January that planning appeals would be important for shale gas exploration this year. Cuadrilla submitted its appeals […]
The recent decision in Villages Action Group v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government highlights the need to […]
Planning should be about creative judgment and common sense. A recent High Court case (R (Obar Camden Ltd) v London […]
This blog should perhaps be read with a pinch of salt. We acted for the losing claimant, Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s have […]
The controversy around basement extensions continues. In the same month that barristers’ Chambers Lincolns Inn proposed a subterranean facility and […]
The publication of the NPPF in March 2012 raised questions about the approach to prematurity. Refusal on prematurity grounds has […]