25 Apr, 2024 Planning Enforcement and the 10 Year Rule By John Bosworth Victoria Ceccarelli New planning enforcement time limits have just come into force and at the same time the confusion and speculation about the potential...
12 Mar, 2024 Biodiversity Net Gain for new development - implications By Robin Barnes Last month my planning colleague, John Bosworth, published an article outlining which biodiversity net gain (BNG) policies have so far...
15 Feb, 2024 Class E to residential conversions: limitations lifted By John Bosworth The Government has now responded to its 2023 public consultation regarding changes to the permitted development regime for converting...
15 Feb, 2024 Lawful development – what’s going on? By John Bosworth “If you want to be certain that the existing use of a building is lawful for planning purposes or that your proposal does not require...
31 Jan, 2024 Responsible, even if not at fault - Remediation Contribution Orders under the BSA2022 By Chris Xitsas Last week, Get Living was ordered to contribute £18m to remediate fire safety issues at the Olympic Village in East London. The...
10 Jan, 2024 Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 By Robin Barnes Lydia Cassettari The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, introducing a raft of new measures, but more...
27 Sep, 2023 Nutrient neutrality: still a major planning issue By John Bosworth Nutrient neutrality are words that many developers just don’t want to hear. The concept stems from EU legislation and case law about...
06 Jul, 2023 Is the Infrastructure Levy IL- conceived? By Robin Barnes The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has already faced several rounds of markups, and the Secretary of State for the Department of...
20 Apr, 2023 This is what real ESG innovation looks like By Neil Sagoo To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber, Theo...
25 Jul, 2022 A good week for nutrient neutrality By John Bosworth This is a sensible judgment from the Court of Appeal - confirming the lawfulness of Natural England's advice on nutrient neutrality and...
29 Jun, 2022 Carbon reduction: implications for redevelopment By John Bosworth It is estimated that the built environment is currently responsible for 39% of global energy related carbon emissions: 28% from...
04 Aug, 2021 Biodiversity Net Gain - how viable are already biodiverse sites? By Robin Barnes As I outlined in my article of last month, the Environment Bill is poised to hit the statute books, introducing the concept of...