The recent appeal decision in Hillside Parks Limited v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2020]1 has led some to question whether the established rules around ‘drop-in’ permissions have been curtailed; some authors query...more
The long awaited Planning White Paper was finally published on 6 August 2020 for consultation which, as promised, proposes radical changes to the current planning system that are not short of ambition.
This is not the...more
The introduction of a new ‘broad’ use class aimed at revitalising town centres was announced by Robert Jenrick MP in early July 2020 and follows a 2018/2019 consultation on measures to support high streets.
This week the...more
MHCLG has confirmed that all planning permissions due to expire during the lockdown period will be extended until 1 April 2021. In this blog we examine the details of this announcement....more
The Government’s immediate planning response to the coronavirus pandemic taking hold in the UK focussed on ensuring that planning committee meetings could continue and take place remotely and on the introduction of some...more
The Scottish Parliament introduced emergency legislation in the form of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill on 31 March 2020 to mitigate some of the impacts of Covid 19 in Scotland. The Bill received Royal Assent on 6 April 2020....more
MHCLG published some of its proposals for planning reform in its ‘Planning for the Future’ statement on 12 March 2020, which largely builds on the Conservative Manifesto 2019 promises. However, more measures for reform are on...more
Measures were unveiled by the Chancellor in the Spring Statement which will be of interest to those in the development industry, particularly the announcement that the forthcoming Environment Bill will make it mandatory for...more