Turn up the volume
Despite political demotion, housing delivery is a key issue for planners, politicians and investors. Residential yields are driving interest in […]
Roy Pinnock
Full bioThree 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 […]
Useful nuggets
The National Planning Policy Guidance has some useful nuggets. There has always been a question about how planning obligations should […]
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 […]
Community Infrastructure Levy – the consultation proposals tease but do not satisfy
In the early summer, and for the third year running, planners and lawyers faced a consultation on changes to the […]
Commitment to infrastructure delivery through CIL
The commitment to infrastructure delivery is important. Only if there is a clear infrastructure development plan can a charging authority […]
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 […]