How many mickles to make a muckle? Heritage tests still not well understood
Planning should be about creative judgment and common sense. A recent High Court case (R (Obar Camden Ltd) v London […]
Planning Policy
Development First, Town Centres Second
This blog should perhaps be read with a pinch of salt. We acted for the losing claimant, Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s have […]
Tip of the iceberg?
The controversy around basement extensions continues. In the same month that barristers’ Chambers Lincolns Inn proposed a subterranean facility and […]
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 […]
Manifesto for Planning 2015: please don’t reinvent the wheel
However the new Parliamentary balance of power plays out, planning will be in the frontline of addressing housing needs. The Conservative […]
Credit Check: muddles in the mire
The introduction of new policy on section 106 tariffs and affordable housing has generated significant interest and concern. The policy […]
Faith based planning?
In November the Government announced changes to planning policy in relation to the size of schemes that should provide affordable […]
Wind farm community benefits ‘are not a material consideration’, guidance says …
DECC have just published “Guidance of Community Benefits from Onshore Wind Developments“. The paper provides some great examples of the […]
What a belter
The Green Belt is back in the news. DCLG has updated the NPPG, and included responses to two further questions […]
Covenants not to apply for parking permits – should they be planning obligations?
The High Court’s decision in Westminster City Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2013] […]
Shale planning: forward guidance is not new policy
Publication of the Government’s criteria for the 14th Round of Petroleum Exploration Development Licences (PEDLs) has been carefully choreographed to […]
Success for Dentons at Rushden Lakes
The Secretary of State has granted permission for the £50million, 465,000 sq ft retail and leisure redevelopment of Rushden Lakes […]