Rolling posts on UK planning law, policy, appeals, plan examinations…
6th May 2021: the day when planning stops?
Why 6th May 2021 has become a critical day for planners.
¡Viva la revolución! - new beginnings in the English planning system?
What we learned yesterday on the Ministry’s plans for reform. And the (many more) things we don’t know.
Notes from the High Street: welcome to “Class E”
What this week’s reform of the Use Classes Order may mean for our high streets.
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.
In the zone #1 - Welcome to Euclid!
The Government’s considering “US-style” zoning. What does a 1926 US Supreme Court decision tell us about how those reforms may look? And why they might fail?
“Levelling up” - court challenges to nationally significant infrastructure projects
Government’s plans to re-boot the economy will require consents for new infrastructure. Is the Planning Act 2008 regime up to the challenge?
Ask-a-planorak #3 - Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director at Barratt Developments
10 questions with Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director at Barratt Developments.
Roadblocks - 3 planning laws to change in lock-down
Planning can largely continue lawfully under lock-down, but not all of it. Not yet.
