Ministry of relief
Lawyers generally hate unique solutions. No-one wants to be at the bleeding edge. But there are some planning issues that […]
Planning Policy
Resisting the duty to co-operate
Joined up thinking and co-operation within, and between, local authorities is integral to successfully delivering new development. It makes for […]
Muscular Action
The Bank of England is concerned that Britain is building half as many homes a year as Canada, despite having […]
Housing our needs
In almost all emerging local plans, there is a perceived problem meeting the need for private rented sector (PRS) housing. […]
Promoting neighbourhood development
The first Neighbourhood Development Order is in progress. Cockermouth Town Council has submitted an NDO to Allerdale Borough Council for […]
Turn up the volume, part 2
Meeting housing needs is now recognised as a national challenge (see Turn Up the Volume, Part 1). Love or hate […]
Turn up the volume
Despite political demotion, housing delivery is a key issue for planners, politicians and investors. Residential yields are driving interest in […]
Three more little words … “duty to co-operate” this time
Just as examiners have started to bare their teeth about local plans meeting housing need, they have also begun to […]
Three little words
Not location, location, location. Not even Goodbye Mr Prisk. Instead “objectively assessed needs“. There has been a spate of decisions […]
New planning ‘guidance’
Always remember that this is not new ‘policy’. It is only guidance. It changes nothing. For applications and appeals the […]
Heygate Estate Information Commissioner’s report
The Information Commissioner’s report on a complainant’s request for financial information relating to the Elephant and Castle project raises some […]
Prematurity goes back into the box
Under the plan-led system, it has been rare to see refusals of otherwise acceptable schemes on the grounds that they […]