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More than a third (36%) of Wills drafted last year included at least one trust, highlighting the growing importance of trust expertise...

A raft of planning announcements have been released in a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning. This...

In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield...

From Clarkson’s Farm to national politics, planning committees have recently been at the heart of controversy, and the Government’s...

The Assets of Community Value (ACV) regime, introduced by the Localism Act 2011, aimed to give communities a meaningful chance to...

Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) currently provide generous inheritance tax (IHT) benefits, offering...

In a somewhat unexpected move, this week (28 January), the Government issued a planning policy statement called ‘A roadmap for Section...

Lewisham Council’s recent decision to rescind planning approval for the redevelopment of the Grade II Listed Ladywell Playtower offers a...

The Government has been busy furthering its agenda relating to planning reform with a raft of announcements last week published in a...

There's a tremendous amount happening in the sector, and you may have missed the Government's Planning Reform Working Paper, which was...

DMPO The requirement provided by Article 40(3)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order...

Making decisions on planning applications is a function that is split between officers and elected members sitting on planning...