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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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Government suffers another setback over the scrapping of the Regional Strategies

30 November 2010 | David Marsden

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...

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Local authorities seek freedom to charge for listed buildings applications

26 November 2010 | David Marsden

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...

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Local authorities could be given new powers to set their planning fees

24 November 2010 | David Marsden

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...

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High Court rules that the Government acted unlawfully in revoking the Regional Strategies

10 November 2010 | David Marsden

The High Court has ruled today (10 November) that the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, acted unlawfully when he unilaterally revoked the Regional Strategies in England. Back...

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Housebuilder launches legal challenge to Government’s abolition of the Regional Strategies

10 August 2010 | David Marsden

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...

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Developers ‘in limbo’ following change in planning

16 July 2010 | David Marsden

I recently wrote about the Government’s decision this month to officially scrap Regional Strategies and their centrally-imposed home building targets – and the problems that this change would initially...

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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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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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