Rolling posts on UK planning law, policy, appeals, plan examinations…
The basics #18 - planning barristers, Linkedin, and the “cab rank” rule
The role and responsibility of barristers on social media.
The basics #16 - why *4 year* housing land supply doesn’t mean what you may think
A primer on the Government’s new “4 year housing land supply” policy.
The basics #15 - rivers, embargoes and Brexit
What the High Court told us last week about nutrient neutrality post-Brexit.
The basics #14 - what we keep getting wrong about section 73
Back to basics on “varying” planning permissions.
When you can’t build both #2 - the big point in *Hillside*
The key headlines from the Supreme Court’s judgment in Hillside.
The basics #12 - “valued landscapes” vs. valued landscapes
What is a “valued landscape” and why does it matter.
The chosen one: Stonehenge, the Holocaust Memorial & alternative sites
When is a single site just not enough?
The basics #10 - what words mean
Who decides what words in planning policies actually mean, and how do they do it?
Presuming too much - case notes on tilted balances
The Court of Appeal last month on tilting balances.
Prior approval… of *what*?
It’s an application. It’s about planning. But it definitely isn’t a planning application.
Not *that* and not *there* - when alternatives matter (and when they don’t)
Headlines from the law of alternatives.
The basics #9 - “Permission in Principle”
The state of the law on PiPs, and the Government’s proposals for reform.
The basics #7 - signed, sealed, delivered
What makes housing sites “deliverable” - a brief (non-technical) history.