07 Aug, 2024 Empty affordable housing - what's going on! By Jonathan Cox This excellent article in The i brings to light an issue which has been long brewing; current law section 106 agreements oblige...
02 Aug, 2024 National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed updates and key changes By Owen Dugmore As promised by the new Labour government, the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is due shortly. The consultation period...
25 Jul, 2024 Labour government to announce decisive and swift reform of the NPPF early next week By Anthony Collins Prior to its election as the majority party in the House of Commons, the Labour Party made notable pledges to reform the inefficiencies...
25 Jul, 2024 Amendments to Class Q permitted development rights By Mahnoor Butt Changes have been made to Class Q of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) allowing permitted development...
19 Jul, 2024 The King's speech and the Government’s planning agenda By Max Howarth The King delivered his speech in the House of Lords on Wednesday setting out the Government’s agenda for the next parliament. At the...
09 Jul, 2024 Planning promises... Labour pledges to make a change By Mahnoor Butt After a decade and a half, Britain has woken up to a new Labour Government. There are several anticipated changes within planning as...
04 Jun, 2024 Conditional contracts: Can a council as landowner (LPA) enter into a s106 agreement with itself, in its capacity as LPA? By Isham Souffi In some instances, a developer may wish to make a contract conditional on completion of a s106 agreement whereby the council is also the...
27 Nov, 2023 Planning update – The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, the National Planning Policy Framework and BNG By Max Howarth The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act has brought about a number of key changes to the...
02 Nov, 2023 The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 - Key changes to planning By Max Howarth Samantha Watson The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act has brought about a number of key changes to...
31 Mar, 2023 The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy By Max Howarth On 22 December 2022, the Government launched its consultation seeking views on its proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy...
30 Nov, 2020 Stewardship without section 106... By David Alcock At the Town and Country Planning Association's annual conference last week, it became increasingly clear to me that the government's...