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Regional house-building targets have been scrapped

8 July 2010 | David Marsden

The Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has scrapped Regional Strategies and their centrally-imposed building targets – fulfilling a commitment which the Government made in its Coalition Agreement on...

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Government announces crackdown on ‘garden-grabbing’

10 June 2010 | David Marsden

The Government has given local councils in England more powers to stop developers building homes on gardens (otherwise known as ‘garden-grabbing’). In its coalition agreement, published on 20 May,...

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Boundaries – Financial Ruin v Compromise?

1 June 2010 | Faiza Ahmad

£30,000, £40,000, £75,000, £100,000 – significant amounts of money? Yes and these are all examples of the legal costs people across the country have recently spent on fighting boundary disputes...

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Developers: Beware Open Spaces (2)

20 May 2010 | Stephen Carew

Case law in relation to open spaces seems to be like buses. No sooner have we had the decision in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010), developers...

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Housing: where do the main political parties stand?

26 April 2010 | Karin Holt

With the general election only a matter of days away, this briefing looks at what the three main political parties have proposed for the housing sector in their recent policy statements and election manifestos....

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Developers: Beware Open Spaces

22 April 2010 | Stephen Carew

 Developers developing open spaces should be wary of a recent decision of the Supreme Court in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010). The decision...

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Building without planning consent

12 February 2010 | Karin Holt | 1 comment

The media has recently reported on three cases regarding building on property without planning consent. Sir Cliff Richard and his conservatory Runnymede Council ordered Sir Cliff Richard to demolish...

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Lundy Island designated as UK’s first Marine Conservation Zone

27 January 2010 | Fiona Baker

On 12 January 2010, Lundy Island was designated as the UK’s first Marine Conservation Zone, following the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Marine Conservation Zones are...

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Inappropriate residential garden development due to lack of council policies

27 January 2010 | Karin Holt

On 19 January 2010, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published its investigation into residential development on gardens in England. "Garden grabbing" has become a contentious...

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Government tells local authorities to use their powers to stop ‘garden grabbing’

21 January 2010 | David Marsden

John Healey, the Housing Minister, has told local authorities to use their powers to ban or limit the practice known as ‘garden grabbing’. Following the introduction of the Planning Act 2008, the...

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