Flooding and erosion – who is responsible?
Flooding has hit the headlines again recently with the launch of the Environment Agency’s “Draft…
May 21, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
Running a boatyard? Don’t fall foul of water pollution laws
The day-to-day running of busy boatyards can make it hard to keep track of everything…
May 21, 2019 By Chris Tofts
Complex new planning rules for developers in Cornwall
A Cornish law firm has been flooded with enquiries from developers since the introduction of…
January 29, 2019 By Stephens Scown
The Town and Country Planning (Pre-commencement Conditions) Regulations 2018
During February 2018, the government asked for feedback on their draft regulations relating to Pre-commencement…
November 20, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Why tree preservations orders can occasionally leave property owners stumped
What happens when the Local Planning Authority doesn’t agree with the householder that a tree…
November 20, 2018 By Duncan Tilney
Unauthorised changes to listed homes
An individual has recently been fined £1,200 after pleading guilty to making unauthorised changes to…
October 5, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework
The long-awaited revised National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’) was published on 24 July 2018, with…
September 27, 2018 By Chris Tofts
Mitigation and screening for appropriate assessment
Proposing development on European Sites already needs to be approached carefully by aggregates businesses. And…
July 16, 2018 By Chris Tofts
Lawful change of use refused due to failure to discharge planning conditions
A Planning Inspector has supported a local planning authority’s (“LPA”) refusal of a certificate of…
April 18, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Improving the use of planning conditions – have your say!
The government recognises the need to speed up the planning system, something which has been…
February 7, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Community Infrastructure Levy – a reflection
The concept of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was introduced in the Planning Act 2008…
January 29, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Hope for housing development?
The clock is ticking for LPAs to prepare and publish their brownfield registers ahead of the…
January 26, 2018 By Duncan Tilney