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A group of compulsory purchase experts are campaigning for the government to change the way councils work how compensation is calculated when compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are exercised.
The Compulsory...
Breaking news: Cala loses appeal over scrapping of regional planning targets
The Court of Appeal has today (27 May) rejected the judicial review appeal by Cala Homes (South) Ltd over the Government’s decision to revoke the Regional Strategies.
Cala had claimed that the Government’s...
Housebuilder loses legal challenge over abolition of the Regional Strategies
Housebuilder Cala Homes (South) Ltd has lost its High Court challenge against the Government's claim that its intention to abolish the Regional Strategies should be considered by local planning authorities...
Planning Inspectorate issues new Regional Strategies statement
Another week, another development in the ongoing Regional Strategies saga.
In November, I wrote that, following a judicial review launched by Cala Homes (South) Ltd, the High Court had ruled that the...
Government suffers another setback over the scrapping of the Regional Strategies
The Government has suffered a further setback after the High Court ruled that, until further notice, local planning authorities should not take into account the Government’s intention to abolish the...
Local authorities seek freedom to charge for listed buildings applications
Since I wrote my article on the Government’s proposals to reform the planning application fee system, so that local authorities can set their planning fees, an interesting development has come to light.
Robert...
Local authorities could be given new powers to set their planning fees
In a move that will be of particular interest to developers, the Department for Communities and Local Government has published a consultation paper on its proposals to change planning application fees...
Government responds to final report of the Penfold Review of non-planning consents
The Government has published its response to the Penfold Review of non-planning consents.
Back in December 2009, Adrian Penfold, the head of planning and environment at British Land, was asked to review...
Rights of Light
HKRUK II (CHC) Ltd v Heaney [2010] EWHC 2245 (Ch)
The owner of land with the benefit of a right of light against other land is entitled to an injunction against someone committing a wrongful act which...
Housebuilder launches legal challenge to Government’s abolition of the Regional Strategies
Last month, I wrote that the abolition of the Regional Strategies in May and the general uncertainty over the Government’s planning policy had left housebuilders ‘in limbo’, with a number of development...