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Planning Court judge rejects legal challenge to grant of planning permission by inspector for energy recovery facility
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Planning Court judge rejects legal challenge to grant of planning permission for 265-home scheme
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Planning Court judge rejects out of time bid to challenge Community Infrastructure Levy liability
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Planning Court quashes experimental traffic regulation order intended to tackle anti-social behaviour
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Planning Court rejects challenge to refusal of permission for energy-from-waste plant
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Planning Court rejects judicial review challenge over permission for redevelopment of former brewery site in Brick Lane
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Planning Court to hear challenge of ministerial approval of oil and gas well near Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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Planning Court upholds rejection by inspector of appeal over solar farm
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Planning inspector allows appeal over council refusal for traveller site on disused car park
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Planning inspector awards costs against council over suspension of pre-application service due to resourcing issues
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Planning inspector grants planning permission for 480-person asylum accommodation initially refused by council
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Planning Inspector misunderstood proposed planning condition in appeal, High Court rules
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Planning inspector overturns council decision to block 167-home development on Green Belt land
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Planning Inspectorate inquiry into Crooked House demolition delayed
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Planning Inspectorate issues new guidance for Statements of Case and Statement of Common Ground for s.78 planning appeals
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Planning Inspectorate issues revised guidance on Statements of Common Ground
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Planning Inspectorate sees appeal rate return to pre-pandemic levels and 38% rise in cases needing inquiries
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Planning Inspectorate to bring in pre-examination checklist for local plans from next month
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Planning Inspectorate to continue local plan examinations during lead up to general election
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Planning Inspectorate to hold first fully ‘digital’ hearing next week
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