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Appeal: Land owned by competitor found to be sequentially preferable

23.04.2021

Plans submitted by Lidl to build a new store on brownfield land in Sutton in Ashfield have been rejected by an inspector, who found that a site owned by competitor Asda was a sequentially preferable site for...

Appeal: Lidl retail store approved despite conflict with Wirral plan

27.10.2020

Huw Morris

Planning permission has been granted for a retail store in a designated industrial area in Bromborough despite its conflict with the development plan.

Scotland relaxes enforcement rules to aid takeaway services during coronavirus outbreak

23.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Scotland’s chief planner and planning minister have written to local authorities about the relaxation of enforcement regarding pubs and restaurants offering takeaway services during the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19).

Legal briefs: Court sides with campaigners over ‘unlawful’ Heathrow expansion; Brent landlord cops £190,000 confiscation order

28.02.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 22 February-28 February, 2020

Appeal: Character of supermarket car park harmed by 'Autoglass pods'

12.12.2019

Matt Moody

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An inspector has refused retrospective permission for two prefabricated windscreen repair pods outside a supermarket in Leicester, ruling that their 'undue prominence' had harmed the character of the...

Legal briefs: High Court success over Wembley parking enforcement; German supermarkets tussle over Aberystwyth stores

14.06.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 8 June-14 June, 2019

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Appeal: Brokenshire overrules inspector to throw out 471-home Whitechapel plan

12.06.2019

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has rejected a third attempt by Sainsbury’s to secure consent for 471 homes at the site of its existing store in Whitechapel, East London, citing heritage harm and inadequate light...

Appeals round-up: Waitrose rear entrance must stay open despite crime concerns; Paragraph 79 home 'not isolated' under Braintree ruling

24.05.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 18 May-24 May, 2019

Appeal: Waitrose rear entrance must stay open despite crime concerns

23.05.2019

Matt Moody

An application by a north London branch of Waitrose to combat shoplifting by permanently closing its rear entrance has been rejected by an inspector, who found the scheme would harm the street's designated...

Legal briefs: Ireland’s climate change strategy under fire in court; Ruling on ‘aggrieved person’ in Aberdeenshire quarry wrangle

25.01.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 19 January-25 January, 2019

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