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Restrictive covenants: can a local authority enforce a covenant preventing development for which it has granted planning permission?

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 25 2008

A transfer of land in 2000 between Easington District Council and a private individual contained a covenant not to use the property other than as a coach depot and associated bungalow for residential use

Releasing common land and town or village greens

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 27 2008

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published guidance setting out its policy on granting consent to works on common land and on the release of land from registration as a common or town or village green (TVG

Energy - the need to be green

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 2 2009

Local authorities are increasingly feeling the heat (from a renewable source, of course) from central government and green pressure groups to improve their act on renewable energy and reducing their carbon footprint

The Community Infrastructure Levy

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 8 2009

Regeneration and development (whether residential, commercial or mixed-use) requires additional infrastructure to support it

Community Infrastructure Levy and planning obligations

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 22 2010

Prior to the general election, we reported on a consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government on the use of planning obligations following the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL

Implementing compulsory purchase orders for town centre regeneration after the crunch

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 5 2010

Many local authorities and their developer partners promoted compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) before the economic downturn

Supreme Court hands down judgment in Manchester City Council v Pinnock: local authorities and social landlords take note

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 8 2010

In Manchester City Council v Pinnock, the Supreme Court held that Mr Pinnock was entitled to raise as a defence, Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention) arguments of proportionality

Planning - consultation on development rights for new schools

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 17 2010

The Department for Communities and Local Government has issued a consultation on permitted development rights for new schools, to assist local communities in setting up free schools

Compulsory purchase

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 17 2010

A landowner affected by a compulsory purchase order challenged the making of a general vesting declaration (GVD

Planning - confidential information

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 17 2010

A third party applied for permission to judicially review the grant of planning permission for 28 houses, contrary to development plan policies

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