The planning permission for the new Chinese Embassy
Morag Ellis KC, Stephanie Bruce-Smith and Charles Streeten look at the key considerations behind the Secretary of State’s decision to grant planning permission for the new Chinese Embassy.
January 30, 2026
The planning permission for the new Chinese Embassy
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Promptness in bringing judicial review claims
January 15, 2026
A recent judicial review decision in the Planning Court concerning carbon capture and storage highlights the importance of acting promptly, writes Glyn Lancefield.
Hillside: Three years on
January 15, 2026
Michael Dempsey considers the impact of the Supreme Court’s Hillside decision on key stakeholders in planning and the ongoing debate on overlapping permissions.
Mobile homes and separate planning units
January 13, 2026
A planning inspector recently upheld Swansea Council’s Cleud refusal in the Gower National Landscape. Esther Drabkin-Reiter and Merrow Golden explain why.
Airport expansion, EIAs and emissions
December 10, 2025
Estelle Dehon KC, Ruchi Parekh, and Hannah Taylor look at the lessons from the High Court’s recent dismissal of a challenge to approval for the expansion of Luton Airport.
Calculation of Biodiversity Net Gain
Dec 09, 2025
Caravan site licensing and planning control
Dec 09, 2025
Is there a discretion to extinguish CIL?
Nov 28, 2025
Article 4 Directions in Wales
Nov 10, 2025
Not all fun and games
Nov 10, 2025
Zip-wires in caverns
Nov 06, 2025
How not to control second homes
Oct 09, 2025
Twelve New Towns for the Future
Oct 09, 2025
Gypsy/Traveller caravan sites and supply of pitches
Sep 18, 2025
Planning headline judgements over the summer
Sep 11, 2025
The tale of the snail and the much-delayed rail
Sep 04, 2025
Don’t forget about those PD rights!
Sep 04, 2025
Epping Forest in the Court of Appeal
Sep 03, 2025
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