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Maddocks | Australia | 19 May 2022
Planning reform in Victoria - What is the current state of play?
The planning system in Victoria is in a constant state of change. It is a dynamic space where practitioners are regularly updating their toolbox with…
DLA Piper | United Kingdom | 19 May 2022
Powers of compulsory acquisition under the Planning Act 2008
It’s important to recognise that, whilst the Planning Act 2008 (Planning Act) introduced the concept of the development consent order (DCO) as the…
DWF LLP | United Kingdom | 18 May 2022
The Planning and Levelling Up Bill - The Headlines
The Queen's Speech recently announced the Planning and Levelling Up bill with claims that its plans will streamline the planning and environmental…
Mayer Brown | United Kingdom | 18 May 2022
Levelling Up and Planning Reform
Last week the UK Government published its long-awaited proposals for reform of the planning system in England and Wales, in the Levelling-Up and…
Advokatfirman Lindahl | Sweden | 18 May 2022
A new proposal for differentiation of shore protection is halted
On 22 March 2022, the Government decided to introduce a bill on changes to shore protection and differentiated shore protection. It was proposed that…
DLA Piper | United Kingdom | 17 May 2022
Compulsory Purchase - An introduction
Compulsory purchase is a legal mechanism which enables certain bodies, including local planning authorities, Ministers of State and other public…
HopgoodGanim | Australia | 17 May 2022
One dwelling or two? The answer may lie in proposed reforms to the R-Codes
The meaning of ‘dwelling’ and land use characterisation has been a recurrent theme in proceedings involving the Planning and Development Act 2005…
Cooper Grace Ward | Australia | 17 May 2022
Minister extends the currency and completion periods for development approvals in Queensland for the third time since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic
On 29 April 2022, the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning issued a Notice extending the currency and…
K&L Gates LLP | United Kingdom | 16 May 2022
Building Safety Act 2022 - what’s changed?
The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022, and has now completed all the parliamentary stages in both Houses to become an Act…
TLT LLP | United Kingdom | 13 May 2022
Pavement licences to be made permanent under new Bill proposal
Following the Queen’s Speech announced earlier this week, the government has made a commitment to make the provision of pavement licences, in England…
