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Planning TV – Spotlight on the Housing White Paper
When does a condition restricting use remove PD rights?
Article 3(4) of the GPDO 2015 provides that permitted development (PD) rights will not apply if they are ‘contrary to any condition […]
The pendulum swings: case comment on David Wylde and Other v Waverley Borough Council (9 March 2017)
A new judicial review case concerning the interface of development agreements, judicial review and public procurement has recently been decided […]
Planning TV: Committees and Good Decision Making
In this episode of Planning TV, Hannah David, director of Planning Futures, joins Alice Lester MBE, Head of Planning at Brent Council […]
Care needed in applying local green belt policies
In R (Lensbury Ltd) v Richmond-Upon-Thames London Borough Council [2016] EWCA Civ 814 the Court of Appeal disagreed with the […]
SEA change
There has been a spate of recent cases concerning the requirement for plan makers to consider ‘any reasonable alternatives’ as […]
Neighbourhood Plans First But How Long Will They Last?
Judgment has been handed down in the first Neighbourhood Plan (NP) case to reach the Court of Appeal, reinforcing the […]
Daylight/ Sunlight Error Fatal To Permission
In Watt, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hackney & Anor [2016] EWHC 1978 (Admin), the High […]
Developer contributions – which way next?
We look at the government’s CIL review, and put forward alternative ideas for fixing a broken system. The Housing White […]
Court of Appeal Confirms Full OAN Benchmark for Sensitive Area Developments
We commented on Knight Developments saga applying for 100 homes in the Ashdown Forest last year. Although upholding the High […]
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