Planning Law

Legal briefs: Bishopsgate ‘streetspace’ traffic order blocked; Council concerns over double challenge to Kerry greenway

22.01.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 16 January-22 January, 2021

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Jenrick outlines laws to protect statues

18.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has set out legal protections that aim to protect England’s cultural and historic heritage - such as statues.

Appeals round-up: Council defeated in abandonment hearing; McDonald’s allowed near primary school despite obesity fears

15.01.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 9 January-15 January, 2021

Appeal: Council defeated in abandonment hearing

15.01.2021

Matt Moody

Abandonment | certificate of lawful use | hearing | Planning Law | Yorkshire

Despite acknowledging the 'very poor' physical condition of a building in Yorkshire and the appellant's failure to make it watertight, an inspector decided that a 'reasonable onlooker' would not...

Legal briefs: Court of Appeal backs judge and inspector’s decision; JR challenge over Shropshire Council Whitchurch approval fails

15.01.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 9 January-15 January, 2021

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Court of Appeal backs judge and inspector’s decision

13.01.2021

Laura Edgar

The Court of Appeal has upheld decisions issued by a planning inspector and a planning judge to dismiss a developer’s appeals following Aylesbury Vale District Council’s failure to determine its application.

Leaseholders will be able to buy their homes as government announces reforms

11.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has set out measures that will enable leaseholders in England to extend their leases by a maximum term of 990 years at zero ground rent.

Legal briefs: Surrey oil well challenge fails; Barbican area experimental traffic order not quashed

08.01.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 21 December-8 January, 2021

Legal landscape: Delay to environmental legislation spells uncertainty for developers

22.12.2020

Claire Petricca-Riding

Delays to the government’s environment bill means the UK will be without its promised environmental legislation when the Brexit transition period ends, says Claire Petricca-Riding. This is...

Have these two judgements on our airways cleared the air?

21.12.2020

Claire Petricca-Riding

Two highly significant legal determinations relating to our airways were made last week. Claire Petricca- Riding offer a first thoughts on the impact of the Heathrow judgement and the coroner's verdict in...

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