After months of anticipation, the new NPPF is finally here, heralding what the Deputy Prime Minister has called a “landmark overhaul” to “shake up a…
Felling trees is frequently an essential element of promoting a site, but the law around felling is complex, and changing fast. Proceeding with felling without…
Effective enforcement is key to ensuring a functional planning system, but the legal provisions can be complex. Recent statutory changes have modified long-standing rules around…
Finch is a Supreme Court judgment which has been long awaited. It deals with the effects of development which are ’downstream’. Many practitioners want to know…
You have seen the posts about the Green Belt Summit, but do you want a bit more of the inside track on this event? Well,…
In the third of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, Daniel Henderson, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers, maps out…
In the second of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, the Planning Podcast assists listeners with habitats issues. If you were not…
In the first of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, Daniel Henderson, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers joins Richard…
“But it’s in the wrong place” is a six-word summary from the Inspector’s lengthy consideration of the evidence in an inquiry into a 350 unit,…
Whether you are an infrastructure developer, an infrastructure provider, a promoter or decision-maker for built development, how do you decide what needs to be assessed,…
The Planning Podcast takes a summer diversion from planning and environmental law to the professions we work with and practical routes into them. Danielle Dawson…
The Labour Party has mooted the idea of compulsory purchase of land for housing by local authorities and amendment of the rules on compensation. It…
Potential effects on a European Site/Habitats Regulations/Appropriate Assessment. Does reserved matters approval/discharge of conditions require AA, potentially halting a development? The latest chapter on nutrient…
In this Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin KC is joined by Hugh Richards and Howard Leithead to discuss Decision Making – Key themes from recent law…
In this Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin KC is joined once again by James Corbet Burcher to discuss NDMPs – National policy and its impact on…
