Legal landscape

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...

In the second of three pieces looking at how local plan making can be improved, Wayne Beglan argues for stricter rules around the supply of evidence to local plan compilation and examination to keep the...

What constitutes a highway and how does the phrase ‘the top two spits’ affect which body is responsible for its upkeep? Here, Ruth Stockley explores the latest Supreme Court ruling on highways and what it...

The draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill’s approach to biodiversity net gain could have unintended consequences, says Paul Wakefield.