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Localism Bill set to receive Royal Assent

14 November 2011 | David Marsden

The Localism Bill is set to receive Royal Assent very shortly after the House of Commons accepted all the amendments made to it by the House of Lords. The Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in...

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Breaking news: Cala loses appeal over scrapping of regional planning targets

27 May 2011 | David Marsden

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...

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Cala Homes v The Government: The Court of Appeal hearing has begun…

6 May 2011 | David Marsden

Cala Homes (South) Ltd’s long-running legal battle with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has now reached the Court of Appeal. Cala Homes is challenging the Government’s...

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Government to carry out environmental assessment of its decision to revoke the regional strategies

7 April 2011 | David Marsden

On 5 April, planning minister Bob Neill announced in a parliamentary ministerial statement that the Government will assess the environmental impact of revoking each regional strategy… possibly to avoid...

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Government selects areas that will trial new neighbourhood planning powers

7 April 2011 | David Marsden

The Government has announced the names of 17 areas that will trial its neighbourhood planning reforms. The reforms, which were unveiled in the Localism Bill (click here for more details), are designed...

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Cala Homes v The Government: The battle continues…

28 February 2011 | David Marsden

Housebuilder Cala Homes (South) Ltd has been granted permission to appeal its recent High Court defeat in its long-running legal battle against the Government's claim that its intention to abolish the...

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Changes to the Localism Bill causes chaos for the property market

17 February 2011 | Madeleine Wakeley

The Law Society has warned of the uncertainty and chaos changes to the new Localism Bill could cause to the property market. The changes would strengthen the power of local planning authorities to...

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Housebuilder loses legal challenge over abolition of the Regional Strategies

8 February 2011 | David Marsden

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...

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New Practice Note for Planning Performance Agreements published

23 December 2010 | Richard Hanney

The Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS) has published a new Practice Note on Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs.) PPAs were formally introduced into the planning system in 2008. They provide...

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Planning Inspectorate issues new Regional Strategies statement

10 December 2010 | David Marsden

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...

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Latest news and views tagged local planning authorities

Localism Bill set to receive Royal Assent

Breaking news: Cala loses appeal over scrapping of regional planning targets

Cala Homes v The Government: The Court of Appeal hearing has begun…

Government to carry out environmental assessment of its decision to revoke the regional strategies

Government selects areas that will trial new neighbourhood planning powers

Cala Homes v The Government: The battle continues…

Changes to the Localism Bill causes chaos for the property market

Housebuilder loses legal challenge over abolition of the Regional Strategies

New Practice Note for Planning Performance Agreements published

Planning Inspectorate issues new Regional Strategies statement

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