Planning Law

Legal briefs: Flintshire gypsy development sees off court challenge; Apple debacle triggers call for dedicated planning court

18.05.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 12 May-18 May, 2018

Appeal: ‘De-recovered’ appeal allowed after High Court quashes neighbourhood plan

18.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved 70 homes near Asfordby, Leicestershire, three months after the High Court quashed the village’s neighbourhood plan, leading then-communities secretary Sajid Javid to reverse...

Northern Ireland round-up: Waste project ruling plunges NI planning into crisis; Green light for capital ‘cult’ church

18.05.2018

Roger Milne

Belfast | Housing | Northern Ireland | Planning Law

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 12 May-18 May, 2018

NI energy from waste facility decision questioned / iStock-172334784

Waste project ruling plunges NI planning into crisis

16.05.2018

Roger Milne

high court | Northern Ireland | Planning Law

Northern Ireland’s planning regime for key projects has been left in crisis following a legal judgment this week.

The Raynsford Review of Planning: Going back to our roots

11.05.2018

Chris Shepley

The Raynsford Review of Planning has published its interim report. Chris Shepley discusses where it came...

News analysis: Cities: Living organisms

08.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Sir Terry Farrell believes the work of many hands builds cities, writes Laura Edgar.

Legal briefs: Irish Water fined over ‘extraordinary’ raw sewage discharges; Apple Galway data centre challenge

04.05.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 28 April-4 May, 2018

Appeal: Green belt home allowed under ‘village infilling’ exception

02.05.2018

Matt Moody

Green Belt | infill development | Planning Law | Rural | South East

An inspector has approved plans for a three-bedroom home in a hamlet near High Wycombe, ruling that the settlement had ‘evolved’ and could now be considered a village for the purposes of NPPF...

The former Territorial Army building in Holloway / Google Maps

Islington backed in High Court over affordable housing

30.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of the London Borough of Islington in a ‘long-standing’ battle between the council and developer Parkhurst Road over the contribution of affordable housing.

Legal briefs: Key ruling on village greens and public bodies; Irish North-South interconnector approval goes to court

27.04.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 21 April-27 April, 2018

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