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...
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 Aug, 2023 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",...
25 Jul, 2023 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...
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...
26 Jan, 2023 Students don’t want a concierge and a cinema, they want cheap rooms By Robin Barnes Interesting article in Estates Gazette on student accommodation. Student numbers are up to record highs for the third year in a row, and...
30 Nov, 2022 Oxford Street – what does the future hold? (It's more offices) By Robin Barnes These are certainly interesting times for the country’s most famous shopping street. React News report that Oxford Street is poised to...
24 Nov, 2022 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...
28 Jun, 2022 London Legal Walk 10k 2022 By James Howland On Tuesday 28 June a Maples Teesdale team took part in the London Legal Support Trust London Legal Walk 10k in support of frontline free...
15 Jun, 2022 Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23 By Robin Barnes LURB is in the air The Queen’s Speech delivered the much-anticipated Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, colloquially referred to as the...
11 Apr, 2022 The new Energy Security Strategy – is planning the key? By Robin Barnes The Government has recently announced its new Energy Security Strategy, with the Prime Minister stating that it will make British energy...
15 Oct, 2021 Build-to-rent escapes £2bn cladding tax By Robin Barnes It's hard to know how to feel about this. Action needs to be taken to address dangerous cladding, and it is also clearly unfair for...