Neighbourhood watch
Neighbourhood Planning remains a political priority and is one of the areas for which Planning Policy Guidance has recently been […]
Localism
Putting the Neighbourhood Plan cart before the Local Plan horse
The Court of Appeal has granted permission for the first Neighbourhood Plan case to be heard by it on appeal. […]
Will LPA shaming and intervention work to incentivise plan making?
In this blog, part of our series on the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes (the Consultation), […]
A return to local authority housebuilding?
Between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, over a 100,000 social housing units were built each year in England, […]
Neighbourhood planning: full steam ahead?
The Housing and Planning Bill seeks to further the Government’s localism agenda, by speeding up the neighbourhood planning process. The […]
A better alternative?
The latest of our series focussing on the Housing and Planning Bill considers the controversial Government amendment to “test the […]
Housing and Planning Bill – London calling
As the Housing and Planning Bill completes its Committee Stage in the House of Commons, this second part of our […]
Housing and Planning Bill – Local Plan changes
In the first part of our Q&A on the Housing & Planning Bill as it passes through the Parliamentary process, […]
Inspector’s decisions and the kitchen sink
The recent decision in Villages Action Group v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government highlights the need to […]
Power to the people?
Localism remains a political priority. The introduction of Neighbourhood Planning and the ability to nominate Assets of Community Value via […]
Prematurity back in its box again
The publication of the NPPF in March 2012 raised questions about the approach to prematurity. Refusal on prematurity grounds has […]
Public participation in planning
The Oxford Planning Law conference took place over the weekend. One of the main themes was the benefit of public […]