Sun will go down on section 106BA/BC numbers game appeals

We have commented on the initial impact of the changes to the Section 106 regime made by the Growth and Infrastructure […]

By Roy Pinnock

Statutory consultee responses: must try harder?

In this blog, part of our series on the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes, we discuss […]

By Roy Pinnock

In the latest of our series of blogs examining the Government’s technical consultation on implementation of the planning changes, we […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Housing and Planning Bill (Clause 140) proposes to make public, through committee reports, the financial benefits of certain development […]

By Melanie Blanchard

In Wealden District Council v Secretary of State for the Communities and Local Government [2016] EWHC 246 (Admin), the local […]

By Roy Pinnock

The latest of our series focussing on the Housing and Planning Bill considers the controversial Government amendment to “test the […]

By Roy Pinnock

Part 1 of our CIL Review blog highlighted the Government’s appetite for retaining and reinforcing the Community Infrastructure Levy. Our […]

By Roy Pinnock

The House of Commons voted before the Christmas break to allow fracking in National Parks and some other sensitive areas. […]

By Roy Pinnock

As the Housing and Planning Bill completes its Committee Stage in the House of Commons, this second part of our […]

By Roy Pinnock

We noted in January that planning appeals would be important for shale gas exploration this year. Cuadrilla submitted its appeals […]

By Roy Pinnock

The Housing & Planning Bill 2015 now takes forward some of the elements of the Treasury’s 2014 Autumn Statement to […]

By Roy Pinnock

Planning should be about creative judgment and common sense. A recent High Court case (R (Obar Camden Ltd) v London […]

By Roy Pinnock