3/3/2025 3:25:09 PM Judicial Review Reform: Tiny Footsteps By John Bosworth Following the government's announcements at the beginning of the year, we can expect a slew of announcements on planning reforms in the...
2/27/2025 5:14:13 PM Court of Appeal confirms flooding policy guidance is lawful By Robin Barnes The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed the lawfulness of the Government’s flooding planning policy guidance after it was applied by a...
2/10/2025 3:14:07 PM Angela’s Grey Belt By Rob Atkin-House Angela Rayners’ great hope for finding space for 1.5m homes over the next five years may be the Grey Belt…… a particularly uninspiring...
4/25/2024 4:19:22 PM 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...
2/15/2024 5:10:25 PM 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...
2/15/2024 9:47:49 AM 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...
8/23/2023 8:20:33 AM Crooked House - a planning perspective By Robin Barnes Last week, the destruction of a much loved 18th century pub near Dudley in the West Midlands hit the headlines. "Britain's wonkiest pub",...
8/8/2023 3:52:11 PM Relaxation of permitted development rights: has the pendulum swung too far? By Norheen Choudhury The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (the “DLHC”) have recently published an open consultation seeking views on...
7/25/2023 9:30:00 AM This isn't just a planning decision, this is an M&S planning decision By Robin Barnes The hottest planning decision of the summer is in! Last Thursday, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities rejected...
6/20/2023 10:07:00 AM Levelling Up – Soon to be an Act By John Bosworth The Government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is finally getting close to being made law. It has passed through the Commons and...
5/15/2023 10:24:08 AM Planning for Failure – the Undoing of the NPPF By Maples Teesdale Earlier this year, an article by Tom Calver (the Times’ data editor) revealed that the average deposit for a house in London has reached...
11/24/2022 12:29:38 PM More information on conservation covenants By Robin Barnes The government has published further guidance on getting and using Conservation Covenants, see link below. Conservation covenants are...