Planning Law

Legal briefs: Plans for Birmingham’s second-tallest tower up for review; Haringey £500k confiscation order upheld

30.07.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal briefs: 25 July-31 July 2020

Legal briefs: EIA consultation planned; Legal confusion over peat harvesting

24.07.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal briefs: 18 July-24 July, 2020

Legal landscape: The upward extension permitted development right - genuine prospect or lost opportunity?

21.07.2020

Meeta Kaur

A new permitted development right that allows upwards extensions on existing homes has caused no little controversy and ddebate. But what does the new law actually permit? Meeta Kaur runs the rule over the...

Legal briefs: Council wins legal challenge against Planning Inspectorate; JR for Kent solar farm DCO stymied

17.07.2020

Roger Milne

dco | high court | Judicial review | Planning Law | UK

A round-up of legal briefs: 11 July-17 July, 2020

Council wins legal challenge against Planning Inspectorate

14.07.2020

Laura Edgar

A decision by the Planning Inspectorate to grant outline permission on appeal for nine dwellings on Station Road in Fordham has been quashed by the High Court.

Appeals round-up: Lizard translocation uncertainty foils 12-home scheme; Disability need does not justify home's 122% enlargement

10.07.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 4 July-10 July, 2020

Called in: Jenrick approves Croydon towers following High Court ruling

10.07.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary Robert Jenrick has approved one eight and one 17-storey tower in Purley, after his predecessor James Brokenshire’s decision to refuse permission against the advice of his inspector was...

Appeal: Deed of easement at music venue deemed unnecessary

10.07.2020

Matt Moody

A condition requiring future occupants of proposed flats near a Milton Keynes music venue to enter a legal agreement accepting a certain level of noise has been deleted by an inspector, who ruled that...

Legal briefs: Hackney ruling highlights disclosure issues; Fast-track Dublin 15 scheme consent quashed

03.07.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Appeal: ‘Police advice’ does not justify listed building harm

03.07.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected a developer’s unsupported claim that alterations to a 17th century building were justified because ‘a concerned police officer’ had advised him to secure it against vandalism and...

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