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How will AI change the planning system?

United Kingdom - April 12 2023 Despite recent calls for a pause on AI development, AI is beginning to transform the way we work across many industries; so how might it help our…

Infrastructure Levy - the latest attempt to capture land value

United Kingdom - March 24 2023 It’s worth putting this into context. A workable form of development land tax has been sought by successive governments for decades. In more recent…

Net Gain - Regime Coming Into Focus

USA - February 22 2023 The Government’s summary and response to the Biodiversity Net Gain regulations and implementation consultation (which ran from January to March 2022)…

It’s official - it’s not the role of the planning system to police private rights - or is it?

United Kingdom - February 2 2023 As I read through the Supreme Court Judgement of Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery I became increasingly exasperated that the…

Which CIL liability notice to challenge, and when

United Kingdom - January 18 2023 The Court of Appeal has provided some helpful CIL clarity (and upheld a hefty CIL charge of over £900k) in the case of R (Braithwaite) v East Suffolk…

New Year Resolutions - Does the Naughty List Matter?

United Kingdom - January 6 2023 Most of you by now would have received the unsolicited gift of the updated Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) along with the explanatory notes…

Upward Extension Tangles

United Kingdom - January 3 2023 The High Court judgment in Schneck v SoS Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (21 December 2022) illustrates some pitfalls and opportunities where two…

Unduly Negative? Nutrient Neutrality Solutions and Negatively-Worded Planning Conditions

United Kingdom - December 1 2022 A recent Inspector’s decision demonstrates that negatively-worded planning conditions are not sure loopholes to avoid Natural England’s nutrient…

Hillside Parks - Common Sense Is Not That Common (but the Law Is Not An Ass)

United Kingdom - November 10 2022 The Supreme Court judgment in Hillside Parks shows that common sense helps operate the planning system in a practical and fair way. It will stimulate…

What does Hillside Parks mean for overlapping planning permissions?

United Kingdom - November 7 2022 The Supreme Court’s judgment in Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30 has been eagerly awaited, given the importance…