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Appeal: Defective legal agreement scuppers housing despite 2.06-year supply

01.04.2021

An inspector has rejected a developer’s plan to build 146 homes in Bradford despite the council’s significant housing supply shortfall, citing a ‘defective’ unilateral undertaking that did not secure...

Appeal: 180-home scheme would help to fill ‘plan-led lacuna’

25.11.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has granted outline permission for 180 homes in the Amber Valley, ruling that the scheme’s impact on traffic in the area would not reach the NPPF threshold of ‘severe’ required for withholding...

Appeal: Fencing off of valued land ‘no worse’ than plans to develop it

24.07.2020

Matt Moody

A developer’s argument that it could only afford to remediate a contaminated public space if it was given permission to build housing on it has been rejected by an inspector, who considered the scheme a...

Legal briefs: Sevenoaks goes to court over local plan criticism; Perry Bar flyover judicial review refused

05.06.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 30 May-5 June, 2020

Appeal: Grampian condition is necessary for quarry expansion

25.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans to expand a quarry in Somerset subject to a negatively worded condition, ruling that the need to protect the water table and a nearby ancient monument amounted to ‘clear...

Contaminated land concern for Anglesey housing estate

20.10.2017

Roger Milne

The Isle of Anglesey County Council has announced a ground survey of more than a hundred homes at the Craig-y-Don Estate in Amlwch.

Scotland round-up: Scottish Budget backs affordable homes, city deals and digital infrastructure; Ambitious local development plan offers foundation for investment

16.12.2016

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 10 December-16 December, 2016

Government won’t meet soil sustainability ambition, warns Environmental Audit Committee

02.06.2016

Laura Edgar

The failure to prevent soil degradation could increase the risk of flooding, lower food security and greater carbon emissions, says the committee's latest report.