Rohini Vekaria looks at the potential for the Nature Restoration Fund to be another mechanism to help the natural environment without hindering development.

Planning permission was recently refused for a material change of use of land to a gypsy/traveller caravan site despite there being no five-year supply of deliverable pitches or available alternative sites. Mark O’Brien O’Reilly explains why.

A recent decision handed down by Mr Justice Jay underlies the need for caution when relying on a Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development (CLEUD), write James Findlay KC and Clare Parry.

The Court of Appeal has decided that failing to publish a s.106 agreement (or unilateral undertaking or s.278 highway agreement) prior to granting planning permission can render a planning permission granted in reliance on that agreement unlawful. Victoria Searle sets out the actions councils need to take following the ruling.

Christopher Cant looks at the lessons to be learned from a recent judicial review challenge over a council’s decision to issue and serve a CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) stop notice.

Alex Madden looks at how Wales can create a more effective planning system.

The Court of Appeal has recently overturned a High Court ruling and found that the grant of planning permission by Isle of Wight Council for 473 dwellings was unlawful. Charles Streeten and Brendan Brett explain why.

Jemima Allison and Steve Gummer provide insight into the opening of the first application window under Ofgem's new cap and floor regulatory scheme.

Alastair Lewis and James Goldthorpe analyse major reform proposals to the way in which environmental obligations are discharged within the planning regime.

In a landmark step for the UK’s energy strategy, Ofgem has officially opened the first application window under its new cap and floor regulatory scheme for Long Duration Electricity Storage (“LDES”) projects, writes Sharpe Pritchard.

The Supreme Court has handed down a landmark ruling on the lawfulness of a provision in a local authority's constitution which restricted voting by members on deferred applications for planning permission to those who had been present at the meeting or meetings at which the application had previously been considered. Philip McCourt set out the key points from the judgment.

A Planning Court judge recently ruled that the reason given by a council for granting permission against officer advice did not deal adequately with the important principal issues of development in the countryside, sustainability and precedent. Lucy McDonnell looks at the lessons from the judgment.

Who is counting the coppers in the race for local nuclear plants? Fraser Sampson and Sue Chadwick look at how the planning system might both assess and mitigate security risks within the current legislative and policy context.

One year on from new legislation making biodiversity net gain (BNG) a legal requirement for developers, research shows it has delivered less than half the habitat expected. David Richardson looks at what’s holding BNG back.

The High Court recently dismissed a wide-ranging judicial review challenge to the proposed Oxpens Bridge in Oxford. Meyric Lewis KC explains why.

Oliver Slater and Beatrice Wood discuss the application of the subsidy control regime to Manchester United's plans for a new stadium and regeneration of the surrounding area.

Emily Knowles analyses the provisions on spatial development strategies in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

Nagla Stevens looks at provisions in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 that will allow local planning authorities to set planning application fees locally.

Rebecca Stewart analyses the provisions in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that relate to planning decisions.

Recent changes to the policy on Green Belt development in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have led to a string of decisions relating to schemes on grey belt land. Hermione Kemp and Matthew Tucker explore what the changes mean in practice and the implications of the decisions below.