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 […]
Housebuilding
Valued Landscapes Must Be Something Special
In Forest of Dean District Council v Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government& Anor [2016] EWHC 2429 (Admin), […]
Neighbourhood Plans Fudge
The Government’s solution to the so-far intractable problem of Neighbourhood Plans that do not meet housing needs is here in […]
Autumn Statement: mood music?
In the absence of the Housing White Paper, the industry is still left needing to mind the gap. We have […]
Vacant Building Credit – an own goal?
Vacant Building Credit (VBC) was re-introduced into the NPPG in May 2016 to less vocal opposition than it faced when […]
High Court clarifies application of presumption in favour in heritage harm case
The High Court has provided further guidance on the application of the presumption in favour of sustainable development (paragraph 14 […]
Timely delivery for regeneration projects
The Winchester Silver Hill scheme was based on a development agreement between Winchester City Council and a developer for a […]
Ready, steady… build!
On April Fool’s Day, we suggested – with a perfectly straight face – that the conditions may be in place […]
High Court allows relaxed view of needs on appeal
The High Court has adopted a flexible approach to dealing with ‘objectively assessed needs’ (OAN) on a planning appeal in […]
Neighbourhood watch
Neighbourhood Planning remains a political priority and is one of the areas for which Planning Policy Guidance has recently been […]
Homes for London
London is falling lamentably short of delivering the number of homes that the city needs. The mayoral election campaign was […]
Affordable snakes and ladders on small sites
The judgment in the battle of wills over the Government’s small sites affordable housing and Vacant Building Credit policies has […]