planning law

THE END OF CLASS O – CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (NOW PART OF CLASS E BUT PREVIOUSLY CLASS B1) TO RESIDENTIAL (CLASS C3) – AND THE NEW CLASS MA – CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS AND SERVICE (CLASS E) TO RESIDENTIAL (CLASS C3) This article sets out details of the new permitted development […]

The month of December saw the government publish a consultation on further planning reforms to help encourage housing delivery, as well as amending the recently introduced permitted development rights Class A and AA. The long-awaited UK Energy White Paper was also published which emphasises the importance of reaching both our nationally and globally set targets […]

The Court of Appeal recently decided in DB Symmetry v Swindon Borough Council & Another [2020] EWCA Civ 1331 to uphold the long imposed ban on planning conditions requiring dedication of land as a public highway without compensation. The case concerned a site known as the ‘New Eastern Villages’ in Swindon to the south of […]

The month of November saw the government bring in regulations, which mean developers taking advantage of permitted development rights to create new dwellinghouses will need to meet the Nationally Described Space Standard. In other news, electricity storage (except pumped hydro) is to be removed from the NSIP regime. Meanwhile in the courts, the Supreme Court […]

Following the UK’s exit from the EU, this month saw an Order which grants temporary planning permission for border processing developments to help ease the country through the transition period. In terms of new policy, the MHCLG announced that dwelling houses constructed under permitted development rights will have to meet new space standards. There has […]

What started as an epidemic limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. Its effects have been felt throughout many sectors including those impacted by planning law, and below we set out the main changes and issues relating to the Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 obligations that you should be aware of […]

What started as an epidemic limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. Its effects have been felt throughout many sectors including those impacted by planning law, and below we set out the main changes and issues relating to new permitted development rights that you should be aware of as of 26 June 2020. […]

What started as an epidemic limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. Its effects have been felt throughout many sectors including those impacted by planning law, and below we set out the main changes and issues relating to planning decision-taking that you should be aware of as of 29 June 2020. The situation […]

What started as an epidemic limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. Its effects have been felt throughout many sectors including those impacted by planning law, and below we set out the main changes and issues relating to plan making that you should be aware of as of 29 June 2020. The situation […]