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...
12 Feb, 2024 Biodiversity Net Gain for new development By John Bosworth After a prolonged and delayed legislative gestation period new developments in England will now have to provide a 10% net gain in...
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...
23 Jan, 2024 Hospitality in transition By Tim Dodd The hospitality industry is in transition. The pandemic, the ever-growing proliferation of hotel brands, the merging of international...
23 Jan, 2024 The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – further updates to the Register of Overseas Entities By Megan Newnham We have previously written about the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE)[1], introduced by the Economic Crime (Transparency and...
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...
23 Nov, 2023 Corporate self defence By Claire Munn The wellbeing team organised a corporate self defence class teaching empowerment strategies to stay safe at home, on foot, on public...
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...
26 Sep, 2023 Relaxation of permitted development rights: has the pendulum swung too far? By Norheen Choudhury The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (“DLHC”) has recently published a consultation on proposed changes to permitted...
20 Sep, 2023 LandAid 10K 2023 By Scott Burn Hester Coltman-Rogers Ed Bird James Howland Harriet Beswick Fei Pan Tom Mills Robert Mullarkey +5 more... Show less On Tuesday 20th September Regent’s Park, Scott Burn, Tom Mills, Fei Pan, Harriet Beswick, Hester Coltman-Rogers, Ed Bird, Robert...