Insights and Analysis
UK: Planning spring round-up
28 March 2024
English planning changes – springing into actionA new year is always an opportunity for new growth and renewal. It’s a time for resolutions and change. And considering we are...
Publications
Published Works
Legal Viewpoint: Just because a consent is phased doesn't mean that drop-in applications are permissible, rules High Court Planning Resource
12 March 2024
The High Court ushered in 2024 by handing down its latest in a long line of judgments on overlapping planning permissions, scheme changes and the widely-used practice of...
Insights and Analysis
UK: Navigating drop-in permissions post-Hillside
04 March 2024
Fifty years and a few months have passed since the High Court’s landmark judgment in Pilkington, which found that where two planning permissions exist in relation to the same...
Insights and Analysis
UK: Compulsory purchase: a compensation masterclass
29 January 2024
David Wood and Caroline Stares explore the rules underlying the assessment of compensation, the statutory heads of compensation and the controversial reforms to land valuation contained in...
News
UK Planning – New year, same planning challenges
18 January 2024
On 17 January the High Court handed down the latest decision in a long and increasingly knotty line of authorities concerned with the compatibility of planning permissions, scheme changes...
News
UK 2023 Planning round-up – wrapping up the year in planning and development
18 December 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to take stock and look back at some of the major developments in the planning world from the past year. From new legislation to ongoing...
Published Works
Legal Viewpoint: Acquisition of land – no objection to non-opposition clauses Planning Resource
13 October 2023
It is a long-standing public policy requirement that the compulsory acquisition of land and rights should be a last resort, pursued only after the promoter of a scheme has sought to acquire ...
Insights and Analysis
UK Major Infrastructure Projects – summer consultation on reforms to the NSIP consenting process
02 August 2023
The schools are out, the roads are gridlocked and the departure lounges are heaving. It can only mean one thing – consultation season is upon us! Fortunately, those of us with an...
Published Works
Legal Viewpoint: High Court provides some consenting clarity on solar generation Planning Magazine
21 July 2023
The High Court has provided welcome clarity on the definition of a “generating station” for the purposes of the Planning Act 2008 and the relationship between that consenting...
