The Planning Chamber
Yesterday the Government published its response to its Autumn consultation on the reform of Judicial Review. Following last year’s reforms, […]
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Market restrictions
Foreign investment is being blamed for contributing towards a “housing bubble” in London. I was asked, while speaking at a […]
The first or last hurrah?
Hurrah An appeal asking for a change to affordable housing requirements has finally been refused. Until now applications have been […]
Shale blockade will fail
We noted in our January fracking update (2014 – Year of shale for planners) that activist owners and interest groups […]
Ministry of relief
Lawyers generally hate unique solutions. No-one wants to be at the bleeding edge. But there are some planning issues that […]
Stopped up
This is a cheat repeal. We should abolish the right for statutory undertakers to object to stopping up orders. CLG […]
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 […]
Viability and numbers go together
Two recent articles (by Roy Pinnock) discuss the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (G&IA) amendments to section 106 of the […]
Limits to growth: pre-commencement conditions
Housebuilders are up in arms about the use of conditions requiring approvals before work can start holding back delivery of […]
Shale gale keeps blowing
David Cameron has confirmed that the Government is ‘going all out for shale’, on a site visit in the Gainsborough […]
Unspent 106 monies
Freedom of information requests made by the BBC suggest that local authorities in England are holding £1.5bn of unspent section […]
A stake in hearts and minds
Achieving local support for major projects is a challenge. Financial commitments under Section 106 TCPA 1990 are little help in […]
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