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Appeals
- Jun 5, 2024 The basics #19 - how many planning appeals win? Jun 5, 2024
- Feb 13, 2024 Buildin’ in the Rain: flood risk in the courts Feb 13, 2024
- Nov 24, 2021 “Beauty” isn’t working Nov 24, 2021
- Jul 12, 2021 Virtual In-Planity: why remote events make planning better Jul 12, 2021
- May 19, 2021 Old buildings: what’s new in heritage planning? May 19, 2021
- Jul 16, 2020 “Build build build” - when housing tilts the balance Jul 16, 2020
- Jul 2, 2020 Virtual planning inquiries - 5 things I really like & something I love Jul 2, 2020
- Apr 11, 2020 Planning fairly - the rules of the game Apr 11, 2020
Ask-a-planorak
- Mar 8, 2024 Ask-a-planorak #11 - Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation Mar 8, 2024
- May 24, 2022 Ask-a-planorak #10 - Simon Gallagher, Director of Planning at DLUHC May 24, 2022
- Oct 27, 2021 Ask-a-planorak #9 - Paul Brocklehurst, Chairman of the Land Promoters & Developers Federation Oct 27, 2021
- Sep 22, 2021 Ask-a-planorak #8 - Helen Fadipe, founder of BAME Planners Network Sep 22, 2021
- Sep 24, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #7 - Steve Quartermain CBE Sep 24, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #6 - Christopher Katkowski QC Aug 10, 2020
- Jul 30, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #5 - Charlotte Morphet, Women in Planning Jul 30, 2020
- Jun 11, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #4 - Catriona Riddell Jun 11, 2020
- May 29, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #3 - Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director at Barratt Developments May 29, 2020
- May 15, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #2 - Graham Stallwood, Director of Operations at the Planning Inspectorate May 15, 2020
- May 3, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #1 - Bridget Rosewell CBE May 3, 2020
Fair decision-making
- Mar 4, 2021 6th May 2021: the day when planning stops? Mar 4, 2021
- Nov 12, 2020 Virtual Planning - it’s here, it works and we should keep it Nov 12, 2020
- Oct 1, 2020 Judicial review for planners: what’s the point? Oct 1, 2020
- Jul 2, 2020 Virtual planning inquiries - 5 things I really like & something I love Jul 2, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020 Tipping the scales - is all bias bad bias? Jun 22, 2020
- Apr 11, 2020 Planning fairly - the rules of the game Apr 11, 2020
Green Belt
- Oct 15, 2024 #NPPF2024 - what we thought about… (1) the “Grey Belt” Oct 15, 2024
- Dec 14, 2023 🏆 The #Planoraks 2023 - worst planning reform of the year 🏆 Dec 14, 2023
- Dec 7, 2022 Notes on reform: the Government gives up Dec 7, 2022
- Nov 13, 2022 Notes from the Green Belt: welcome to Basildon Nov 13, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 Danger zone - a week of bad news Feb 17, 2022
- Feb 7, 2022 We need a plan: getting old, and the “Levelling Up” White Paper Feb 7, 2022
- Jun 15, 2021 Notes from the Green Belt: what’s so very special about Colney Heath? Jun 15, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021 Notes from the Green Belt: what’s so very special about Burley-in-Wharfedale? Mar 10, 2021
- Feb 25, 2021 A case for strategic planning… beyond the Arc! Feb 25, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 Elephants in the Room: Green Belts vs. the Housing Delivery Test Jan 21, 2021
- Jan 15, 2021 Well, now we *really* need to talk about the Green Belt Jan 15, 2021
- Mar 29, 2020 Guildford’s Local Plan and "exceptional circumstances" Mar 29, 2020
Heritage
- Sep 9, 2021 The chosen one: Stonehenge, the Holocaust Memorial & alternative sites Sep 9, 2021
- May 19, 2021 Old buildings: what’s new in heritage planning? May 19, 2021
High Court challenges
- Mar 2, 2024 This is not just *any* judgment: M&S in the High Court Mar 2, 2024
- Feb 13, 2024 Buildin’ in the Rain: flood risk in the courts Feb 13, 2024
- Mar 25, 2021 Still on the clock: judicial reviews *6 years* after planning permission!?! Mar 25, 2021
- Oct 1, 2020 Judicial review for planners: what’s the point? Oct 1, 2020
- Jul 9, 2020 The basics #8 - planning officers in the dock Jul 9, 2020
High Streets
- Mar 2, 2024 This is not just *any* judgment: M&S in the High Court Mar 2, 2024
- Dec 8, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - most radical planning reform of the year Dec 8, 2020
- Aug 19, 2020 Notes from the High Street: Class E vs. the NPPF Aug 19, 2020
- Jul 22, 2020 Notes from the High Street: welcome to “Class E” Jul 22, 2020
Housing
- Oct 17, 2024 #NPPF2024 - what we thought about… (2) housing numbers Oct 17, 2024
- Jul 10, 2024 #PlanningReformDay 2024 - “a war on Britain’s planning system”? Jul 10, 2024
- Jun 13, 2024 #Plan-ifestoes 2024: how many houses? Jun 13, 2024
- Mar 8, 2024 Ask-a-planorak #11 - Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation Mar 8, 2024
- Jan 11, 2024 The basics #16 - why *4 year* housing land supply doesn’t mean what you may think Jan 11, 2024
- Jul 4, 2023 The basics #15 - rivers, embargoes and Brexit Jul 4, 2023
- May 18, 2023 Gove, beauty and a curious tale from Kent May 18, 2023
- Aug 11, 2022 Notes from the hustings: the end of “Stalinist housing targets”? Aug 11, 2022
- Jun 17, 2022 #LURB - the end of 5 year housing land supply? Jun 17, 2022
- May 31, 2021 Getting on the ladder: First Home *exception sites* May 31, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 Elephants in the Room: Green Belts vs. the Housing Delivery Test Jan 21, 2021
- Dec 23, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆: U-turn of the year Dec 23, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 “Mutant algorithms” - 5 things MPs & the media keep getting wrong on housing numbers Oct 6, 2020
- Sep 9, 2020 Planning vs. politics - 3 big tests facing “Planning for the Future” Sep 9, 2020
- Aug 15, 2020 A National Housing Plan - the White Paper’s really radical idea Aug 15, 2020
- Jul 16, 2020 “Build build build” - when housing tilts the balance Jul 16, 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 The basics #7 - signed, sealed, delivered Jun 29, 2020
- May 29, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #3 - Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director at Barratt Developments May 29, 2020
Infrastructure
- Jun 2, 2020 “Levelling up” - court challenges to nationally significant infrastructure projects Jun 2, 2020
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act
- Nov 14, 2023 Autumn notes: new Act, new minister, no plan(s) Nov 14, 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
- Aug 30, 2023 Summer madness: what have you missed? Aug 30, 2023
- May 1, 2023 “No Minister” - 8 clangers at the Select Committee May 1, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 Time up, pens down: what we thought of the draft NPPF Mar 16, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 Notes on reform: what’s the NPPF *for*? Jan 10, 2023
- Dec 7, 2022 Notes on reform: the Government gives up Dec 7, 2022
- Nov 23, 2022 🏆 The #Planoraks 2022 🏆 - worst planning reform of the year Nov 23, 2022
- Sep 28, 2022 The problem with “Investment Zones” Sep 28, 2022
- Jun 17, 2022 #LURB - the end of 5 year housing land supply? Jun 17, 2022
- May 24, 2022 Ask-a-planorak #10 - Simon Gallagher, Director of Planning at DLUHC May 24, 2022
- May 12, 2022 All change please: the new test at the heart of the “Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill” May 12, 2022
Local Plans
- Nov 14, 2023 Autumn notes: new Act, new minister, no plan(s) Nov 14, 2023
- Dec 7, 2022 Notes on reform: the Government gives up Dec 7, 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 Notes from the hustings: the end of “Stalinist housing targets”? Aug 11, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 Danger zone - a week of bad news Feb 17, 2022
- Feb 7, 2022 We need a plan: getting old, and the “Levelling Up” White Paper Feb 7, 2022
- Jan 27, 2021 Don’t. Stop. Planning. Jan 27, 2021
- Jan 15, 2021 Well, now we *really* need to talk about the Green Belt Jan 15, 2021
- Oct 27, 2020 The end of Neighbourhood Plans? Oct 27, 2020
- Sep 2, 2020 In the zone #2 - Welcome to “Growth” areas Sep 2, 2020
- Aug 19, 2020 Notes from the High Street: Class E vs. the NPPF Aug 19, 2020
- Aug 7, 2020 #PlanningReformDay - Welcome to the Future! Aug 7, 2020
- Aug 3, 2020 ¡Viva la revolución! - new beginnings in the English planning system? Aug 3, 2020
- Jun 11, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #4 - Catriona Riddell Jun 11, 2020
- May 26, 2020 Broken plans - the problem with “soundness” May 26, 2020
- May 12, 2020 People power - what’s wrong with neighbourhood plans May 12, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Teamwork - failing the duty to cooperate Apr 20, 2020
- Mar 29, 2020 Guildford’s Local Plan and "exceptional circumstances" Mar 29, 2020
NPPF
- Dec 13, 2024 🏆 The #Planoraks 2024 - the new NPPF 🏆 Dec 13, 2024
- Oct 17, 2024 #NPPF2024 - what we thought about… (2) housing numbers Oct 17, 2024
- Oct 15, 2024 #NPPF2024 - what we thought about… (1) the “Grey Belt” Oct 15, 2024
- Jul 31, 2024 #PlanningReformDay 2024 - what just happened? Jul 31, 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 #PlanningReformWeek 2024 - almost there… Jul 25, 2024
- Jul 10, 2024 #PlanningReformDay 2024 - “a war on Britain’s planning system”? Jul 10, 2024
- Mar 2, 2024 This is not just *any* judgment: M&S in the High Court Mar 2, 2024
- Feb 13, 2024 Buildin’ in the Rain: flood risk in the courts Feb 13, 2024
- Feb 9, 2024 Beauty on the South Bank Feb 9, 2024
- Jan 11, 2024 The basics #16 - why *4 year* housing land supply doesn’t mean what you may think Jan 11, 2024
- Dec 20, 2023 #PlanningReformDay 2023 - what just happened? Dec 20, 2023
- Aug 30, 2023 Summer madness: what have you missed? Aug 30, 2023
- May 18, 2023 Gove, beauty and a curious tale from Kent May 18, 2023
- May 1, 2023 “No Minister” - 8 clangers at the Select Committee May 1, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 Time up, pens down: what we thought of the draft NPPF Mar 16, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 Notes on reform: what’s the NPPF *for*? Jan 10, 2023
- Dec 7, 2022 Notes on reform: the Government gives up Dec 7, 2022
- Jul 28, 2022 The basics #12 - “valued landscapes” vs. valued landscapes Jul 28, 2022
- Nov 24, 2021 “Beauty” isn’t working Nov 24, 2021
- Jul 26, 2021 5 big things *not* in the new NPPF Jul 26, 2021
- May 31, 2021 Getting on the ladder: First Home *exception sites* May 31, 2021
- May 19, 2021 Old buildings: what’s new in heritage planning? May 19, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Presuming too much - case notes on tilted balances Feb 1, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 Elephants in the Room: Green Belts vs. the Housing Delivery Test Jan 21, 2021
- Mar 31, 2020 Tilts, balances & baskets Mar 31, 2020
Plan-ifestoes
- Jul 2, 2024 Election 2024: what’s *new* about New Towns? Jul 2, 2024
- Jun 13, 2024 #Plan-ifestoes 2024: how many houses? Jun 13, 2024
Planning for the Future
- Jul 31, 2024 #PlanningReformDay 2024 - what just happened? Jul 31, 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 #PlanningReformWeek 2024 - almost there… Jul 25, 2024
- Jul 10, 2024 #PlanningReformDay 2024 - “a war on Britain’s planning system”? Jul 10, 2024
- Jul 2, 2024 Election 2024: what’s *new* about New Towns? Jul 2, 2024
- Sep 28, 2022 The problem with “Investment Zones” Sep 28, 2022
- Oct 4, 2021 Levelling Down: notes from the party conferences Oct 4, 2021
- Sep 15, 2021 “Tear it down and start again” - re-shuffles & the slow death of English planning reform Sep 15, 2021
- Jun 10, 2021 Notes on planning reform: “the algorithm warmed us all up” Jun 10, 2021
- May 10, 2021 Notes on reform: an alternative Queen’s Speech May 10, 2021
- Feb 10, 2021 The problem with “beauty” Feb 10, 2021
- Jan 27, 2021 Don’t. Stop. Planning. Jan 27, 2021
- Nov 30, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - worst planning article of the year Nov 30, 2020
- Nov 26, 2020 Notes on planning reform: Follow the Money Nov 26, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Virtual Planning - it’s here, it works and we should keep it Nov 12, 2020
- Nov 3, 2020 “Robust, over-cluttered, under-resourced” - my favourite response to the Planning White Paper Nov 3, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 The end of Neighbourhood Plans? Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 15, 2020 In the zone #3 - the problem with “Protect” areas Oct 15, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 “Mutant algorithms” - 5 things MPs & the media keep getting wrong on housing numbers Oct 6, 2020
- Sep 24, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #7 - Steve Quartermain CBE Sep 24, 2020
- Sep 16, 2020 The basics #9 - “Permission in Principle” Sep 16, 2020
- Sep 9, 2020 Planning vs. politics - 3 big tests facing “Planning for the Future” Sep 9, 2020
- Sep 2, 2020 In the zone #2 - Welcome to “Growth” areas Sep 2, 2020
- Aug 15, 2020 A National Housing Plan - the White Paper’s really radical idea Aug 15, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #6 - Christopher Katkowski QC Aug 10, 2020
- Aug 7, 2020 #PlanningReformDay - Welcome to the Future! Aug 7, 2020
Planning in Lock-down
- Jul 12, 2021 Virtual In-Planity: why remote events make planning better Jul 12, 2021
- Mar 31, 2021 A strange revolution: Class E-to-residential, and the end of virtual committee meetings Mar 31, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 6th May 2021: the day when planning stops? Mar 4, 2021
- Nov 12, 2020 Virtual Planning - it’s here, it works and we should keep it Nov 12, 2020
- Aug 3, 2020 ¡Viva la revolución! - new beginnings in the English planning system? Aug 3, 2020
- Jul 22, 2020 Notes from the High Street: welcome to “Class E” Jul 22, 2020
- Jul 2, 2020 Virtual planning inquiries - 5 things I really like & something I love Jul 2, 2020
- May 29, 2020 Ask-a-planorak #3 - Philip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director at Barratt Developments May 29, 2020
- May 5, 2020 Roadblocks - 3 planning laws to change in lock-down May 5, 2020
Planorak Awards
- Dec 13, 2024 🏆 The #Planoraks 2024 - the new NPPF 🏆 Dec 13, 2024
- Dec 14, 2023 🏆 The #Planoraks 2023 - worst planning reform of the year 🏆 Dec 14, 2023
- Nov 23, 2022 🏆 The #Planoraks 2022 🏆 - worst planning reform of the year Nov 23, 2022
- Dec 16, 2021 🏆 The Planoraks 2021 🏆 Dec 16, 2021
- Dec 23, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆: U-turn of the year Dec 23, 2020
- Dec 8, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - most radical planning reform of the year Dec 8, 2020
- Nov 30, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - worst planning article of the year Nov 30, 2020
Section 73
- Feb 21, 2023 The basics #14 - what we keep getting wrong about section 73 Feb 21, 2023
- Aug 27, 2020 Back to the drawing board: the state of the law on section 73 “variations” Aug 27, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 Changes Apr 6, 2020
Strategic Planning
- Feb 25, 2021 A case for strategic planning… beyond the Arc! Feb 25, 2021
The basics
- Dec 5, 2024 The basics #20 - weighing things up Dec 5, 2024
- Jun 5, 2024 The basics #19 - how many planning appeals win? Jun 5, 2024
- May 16, 2024 The basics #18 - planning barristers, Linkedin, and the “cab rank” rule May 16, 2024
- Feb 2, 2024 The basics #17 - following the leader: “precedents” in planning Feb 2, 2024
- Jan 11, 2024 The basics #16 - why *4 year* housing land supply doesn’t mean what you may think Jan 11, 2024
- Jul 4, 2023 The basics #15 - rivers, embargoes and Brexit Jul 4, 2023
- Feb 21, 2023 The basics #14 - what we keep getting wrong about section 73 Feb 21, 2023
- Nov 3, 2022 When you can’t build both #2 - the big point in *Hillside* Nov 3, 2022
- Jul 28, 2022 The basics #12 - “valued landscapes” vs. valued landscapes Jul 28, 2022
- Nov 11, 2021 The basics #11 - WFH Nov 11, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 The chosen one: Stonehenge, the Holocaust Memorial & alternative sites Sep 9, 2021
- Jun 28, 2021 The basics #11 - *before* we begin Jun 28, 2021
- May 19, 2021 Old buildings: what’s new in heritage planning? May 19, 2021
- Apr 13, 2021 The basics #10 - what words mean Apr 13, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Presuming too much - case notes on tilted balances Feb 1, 2021
- Jan 8, 2021 When you can’t build both - clashing permissions Jan 8, 2021
- Dec 16, 2020 Prior approval… of *what*? Dec 16, 2020
- Nov 20, 2020 Not *that* and not *there* - when alternatives matter (and when they don’t) Nov 20, 2020
- Sep 16, 2020 The basics #9 - “Permission in Principle” Sep 16, 2020
- Jul 9, 2020 The basics #8 - planning officers in the dock Jul 9, 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 The basics #7 - signed, sealed, delivered Jun 29, 2020
- Jun 8, 2020 The basics #6 - a material change of what? Jun 8, 2020
- May 19, 2020 The basics #5 - something to fall back on May 19, 2020
- Apr 27, 2020 The basics #4 - not going to plan Apr 27, 2020
- Apr 15, 2020 The basics #3 - weight vs. date Apr 15, 2020
- Apr 1, 2020 The basics #2 - Planning in a material world Apr 1, 2020
- Mar 27, 2020 The basics #1 - How do we begin? Mar 27, 2020
Town Centres
- Mar 2, 2024 This is not just *any* judgment: M&S in the High Court Mar 2, 2024
- Apr 27, 2021 Town centre planning: what’s the point? Apr 27, 2021
Use Classes Order
- Apr 27, 2021 Town centre planning: what’s the point? Apr 27, 2021
- Mar 31, 2021 A strange revolution: Class E-to-residential, and the end of virtual committee meetings Mar 31, 2021
- Dec 8, 2020 🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - most radical planning reform of the year Dec 8, 2020
- Aug 19, 2020 Notes from the High Street: Class E vs. the NPPF Aug 19, 2020
- Jul 22, 2020 Notes from the High Street: welcome to “Class E” Jul 22, 2020
Zoning
- Sep 28, 2022 The problem with “Investment Zones” Sep 28, 2022
- Oct 15, 2020 In the zone #3 - the problem with “Protect” areas Oct 15, 2020
- Sep 2, 2020 In the zone #2 - Welcome to “Growth” areas Sep 2, 2020
- Aug 3, 2020 ¡Viva la revolución! - new beginnings in the English planning system? Aug 3, 2020
- Jun 16, 2020 In the zone #1 - Welcome to Euclid! Jun 16, 2020