Rolling posts on UK planning law, policy, appeals, plan examinations…



This is not just *any* judgment: M&S in the High Court
This week’s High Court judgment on carbon and the M&S store on Oxford Street.

Buildin’ in the Rain: flood risk in the courts
Notes on a new High Court judgment on flood risk policy.


Virtual In-Planity: why remote events make planning better
The 2 best things about virtual planning appeals.

“Build build build” - when housing tilts the balance
What this week’s Nantwich appeal tells us about weighing housing delivery in the balance.

Virtual planning inquiries - 5 things I really like & something I love
I have seen the future, friends. And it’s virtual. Or at least a bit virtual.

Ask-a-planorak #1 - Bridget Rosewell CBE
10 questions with Bridget Rosewell CBE on her reforms to planning inquiries, and the Planning Inspectorate’s approach to appeals during lock-down.
