Rolling posts on UK planning law, policy, appeals, plan examinations…
Notes from the Green Belt: what’s so very special about Burley-in-Wharfedale?
What the Secretary of State’s latest decisions on “very special circumstances” really show us.
6th May 2021: the day when planning stops?
Why 6th May 2021 has become a critical day for planners.
A case for strategic planning… beyond the Arc!
If it’s good enough for Ox-Cam, why can’t we all have it?
The problem with “beauty”
Why beauty should be a job for poets, artists and philosophers. But not planners.
Presuming too much - case notes on tilted balances
The Court of Appeal last month on tilting balances.
Don’t. Stop. Planning.
Why delaying plan-making because of the Planning White Paper is a very bad idea.
Elephants in the Room: Green Belts vs. the Housing Delivery Test
There can only be one winner.
Well, now we *really* need to talk about the Green Belt
Green Belt planning… it isn’t going very well.
Prior approval… of *what*?
It’s an application. It’s about planning. But it definitely isn’t a planning application.
🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - most radical planning reform of the year
The field's never been more crowded. And the winner was a late entry.
🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - worst planning article of the year
The votes are in. But there can be only 1 winner.
Notes on planning reform: Follow the Money
How much planning reform do we get for £12 million?
Not *that* and not *there* - when alternatives matter (and when they don’t)
Headlines from the law of alternatives.
“Robust, over-cluttered, under-resourced” - my favourite response to the Planning White Paper
The responses are in! Here’s my favourite answer to the Planning for the Future consultation.
The end of Neighbourhood Plans?
What's left for Neighbourhood Plans to do under the Planning White Paper?
A weekend read: the future of strategic planning
This week’s must-read report on the future of strategic planning.
In the zone #3 - the problem with “Protect” areas
What exactly are we supposed to be protecting?