NEWS
Mar 04, 2021
Judge rejects appeal in 'snails in crates' business rates dispute
The High Court has rejected an appeal over a business rates avoidance scheme which purportedly involved a snail farm in an office building.
Mar 03, 2021
Budget 2021: reaction from the sector
Local Government Lawyer looks at the reaction of the sector to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget.
Mar 03, 2021
Budget 2021: key measures
Local Government Lawyer identifies some of the key measures from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget affecting the local government and housing sectors.
Feb 25, 2021
Court of Appeal upholds rejection of CAAD appeal but rules Upper Tribunal did not have power to make costs order
The Upper Tribunal did not have the power to make a costs order in a dispute over a certificate of appropriate alternative development (CAAD), the Court of Appeal has found.
Feb 16, 2021
Supreme Court to hear appeal by council this week in £1m dispute over land gifted to school
The Supreme Court will this week hear a council’s appeal in a dispute over whether the ownership of land, which was gifted to a school under the School Sites Act 1841, reverted to the donor’s estate when the school ceased to operate from the gifted land.
Feb 12, 2021
Supreme Court upholds registration of land in working port as town and village green
An area of concrete in a working commercial port was validly registered by a county council as a town and village green, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Feb 05, 2021
Supreme Court to hand down key ruling next week on village greens and activities of landowner
The Supreme Court will next week (12 February) hand down an important ruling on town and village green registration.
Feb 04, 2021
Cladding crisis victims “should not be left out of pocket”: Law Society
The Law Society has called on the Government to protect leaseholders from the costs of making their homes safe from potentially deadly cladding.
Feb 04, 2021
Court of Appeal hands down ruling on policy for development in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and presumption in favour of sustainable development
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) allows a council to reject a planning application because of an adverse impact on an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Feb 04, 2021
Borough and county councils in row over restrictive covenant and proposed student housing scheme
The threat of a legal dispute between Colchester Borough Council and Essex County Council has emerged over a proposed development for the site of the town’s former bus station.
Feb 02, 2021
Council secures possession order evicting environmental protesters at development site
A High Court judge has granted the London Borough of Islington a possession order for a development site where protesters are occupying a copse scheduled for destruction.
Jan 25, 2021
Government consults on new 'Right to Regenerate' where councils and public bodies required to sell unused land
The Government has this month launced a consultation on a new ‘Right to Regenerate’ which would enable the public to require councils and the public sector in England to sell unused land and assets.