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It’s rare for planning cases, let alone enforcement proceedings, to make headline news however the application for permission to appeal...
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The law provides that the Court must carefully undertake a balancing exercise on the facts when a local planning authority applies to...
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Background In April 2013, Westminster City Council (WCC) granted a planning permission for a mixed-use development, which included a...
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Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
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The UK Government has over the last couple of weeks made several significant announcements and published a number of consultations,...
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Following the recent Spending Review and related announcements, the UK Government has now provided a landmark ten-year Infrastructure...
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Think breaching a Tree Preservation Order is just a planning issue? Think again. Environmental offences are no longer a side note in...
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The UK Government’s support for housing continued at the end of last week, with their announcement of the creation of the National...
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The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented her 2025 Spending Review (SR25) to Parliament today and, on the face of things, it was very good...
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The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...
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On Friday 9 May two men were found guilty of criminal damage for felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree and causing damage to Hadrian’s...
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The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the...