Money back guarantee for planning – is it working?
We have already highlighted the varied outcomes from the Government’s ‘Planning Guarantee’ changes to the Planning (Fees etc) Regulations 2012. […]
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Full bioWind 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 […]
What a belter
The Green Belt is back in the news. DCLG has updated the NPPG, and included responses to two further questions […]
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 […]
Public participation in planning
The Oxford Planning Law conference took place over the weekend. One of the main themes was the benefit of public […]
Back to basics: a reminder on viability appeals
We have previously noted the outcome of the viability appeals beginning to trickle through under the new Section 106BA/BC provisions […]
Shale planning: forward guidance is not new policy
Publication of the Government’s criteria for the 14th Round of Petroleum Exploration Development Licences (PEDLs) has been carefully choreographed to […]
Shale Round takes shape
The Government has published the application criteria for the 14th Onshore Petroleum Exploration Development Licence (PEDL) Round, accompanied by new […]
Viability in planning – the environmental information regime
The recent First Tier Tribunal (FTT) (Information Rights) decision on disclosure of key parts of Lend Lease’s Heygate Estate viability […]
Viability in planning – transparency where it matters?
We highlighted the significance of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) decision to require disclosure of financial information relating to the […]
EIA changes are welcome … in part
Some of the changes to the EIA regime, which look likely to come into effect in the UK in 2016, […]
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 […]