Reform of the planning appeal procedure and the inquiry process in particular is overdue. The publication of the Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries or, as it is more commonly known, ‘The Rosewell Review’ earlier this year is timely. We look at the main objectives of the review and how the key recommendations seek to achieve those objectives.
This article was first published in Property Law Journal (June 2019) and is also available at www.lawjournals.co.uk.