Implementation – deviation from plans

Roderick Morton analyses a recent case which examined, amongst other things, whether a permission can be considered implemented if there is deviation from the approved plans. Read more

  NEWS

Mar 18, 2024

London borough to remove Palestinian flags amid legal threat

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has decided to remove Palestinian flags from council buildings and infrastructure after receiving a letter before claim that argued the flag-flying breached the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Mar 07, 2024

Government consults on accelerated planning service

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has launched a consultation on an accelerated planning service, planning performance measures, extensions of time, expedited appeals and section 73B applications.

  FEATURES AND ANALYSIS

March 08, 2024

Above and beyond

Can local plan policies require developers to go beyond national standards? Simon Ricketts analyses a recent Planning Court ruling.
February 29, 2024

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

Jo Pickering, Aidan Dickinson, James Mallery-Nelson, Victoria Okafor and Christopher Watkins explore some of the main legislative changes brought in by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 which are set to impact the local government and property sector(s).
February 23, 2024

BNG begins: considerations at the application stage

On 12 February 2024, mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (“BNG”) officially arrived. Alastair Lewis, Emily Knowles and James Goldthorpe explore how BNG will need to be approached at the planning application stage.
February 23, 2024

Enforcement warning notices

Roderick Morton assesses the potential use of enforcement warning notices under s172ZA of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.
February 09, 2024

School redevelopment and noise concerns

The Planning Court has rejected a judicial review challenge to the grant of planning permission for the redevelopment of a new site for a school. Meyric Lewis KC and Charles Streeten explain why.

  MORE NEWS

Mar 07, 2024

Government consults on accelerated planning service

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has launched a consultation on an accelerated planning service, planning performance measures, extensions of time, expedited appeals and section 73B applications.
Jan 29, 2024

LLG publishes revised Members Planning Code of Good Practice

Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) has published a revised Members Planning Code of Good Practice, with the latest version intended to clarify points concerning consistency and reasoning in decision-making and underscore the potential impact of social media interactions upon proceedings.

  MORE FEATURES

February 08, 2024

The updated NPPF: key planning and housing changes

The Government has updated the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including changes primarily in relation to housing delivery and land supply. Matthew Tucker and Sofiya Yerokhina set out the key measures.
January 26, 2024

Hillside in practice

Megan Forbes analyses a recent High Court case that has provided guidance on the practical implications of the Supreme Court’s Hillside decision.
January 24, 2024

Biodiversity Net Gain is a reality: the basics

Alastair Lewis and Emily Knowles looks at the latest developments in relation to Biodiversity Net Gain, including the all-important start dates for major and small developments.
January 19, 2024

Accommodating asylum seekers: some recent planning law cases

The scale of the current crisis as to where and how to provide accommodation for asylum seekers can be viewed through a succession of High Court planning law cases over the last year or so. Simon Ricketts gathers the cases in one place.
January 10, 2024

Local Plan intervention by the Ministry

William Upton KC takes a look at recent local plan action by the Ministers and the Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
December 08, 2023

Amendments at the appeal stage

Wheatcroft, then Holborn, now Bramley - the Planning Court has ruled on practicalities of amendments at appeal stage. Thea Osmund-Smith and Odette Chalaby provide a digest of the decision.
November 03, 2023

Interpreting planning permissions

A recent High Court ruling exhorts officers to make a deeper dive into the detail of planning permissions, writes Roderick Morton.
October 27, 2023

Girlfriend in a comma

A recent Planning Court ruling sets out why punctuation, spelling and grammar matter, writes Simon Ricketts.
October 20, 2023

Councils wearing two hats

Lydia Dent considers a recent Upper Tribunal case where a city council was acting as local planning authority and as landlord.
October 06, 2023

Nutrient neutrality

Rory Stracey and Tim Brown run the rule over recent developments in relation to nutrient neutrality.
September 22, 2023

Unpacking community contributions

Rohini Vekaria analyses recent developments in relation to community contributions, in particular in relation to education and healthcare.
September 22, 2023

“Densification” of city centres

What does the “densification” of inner-city areas mean for social housing? Thaine Wilson and Marie Constantine explain.