Insights

Last month my planning colleague, John Bosworth, published an article outlining which biodiversity net gain (BNG) policies have so far...

The Government has now responded to its 2023 public consultation regarding changes to the permitted development regime for converting...

“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...

Last week, Get Living was ordered to contribute £18m to remediate fire safety issues at the Olympic Village in East London. The...

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, introducing a raft of new measures, but more...

Nutrient neutrality are words that many developers just don’t want to hear.    The concept stems from EU legislation and case law about...

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has already faced several rounds of markups, and the Secretary of State for the Department of...

To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber, Theo...

This is a sensible judgment from the Court of Appeal - confirming the lawfulness of Natural England's advice on nutrient neutrality and...

It is estimated that the built environment is currently responsible for 39% of global energy related carbon emissions: 28% from...

As I outlined in my article of last month, the Environment Bill is poised to hit the statute books, introducing the concept of...

Following advice from an expert panel led by Dame Judith Hackitt, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government...