Planning permission

High Court rules ‘nothing controversial’ about Milton Keynes homeless shelter

Owners of Romeo Dance Academy argue the plan shouldn’t have been decided by a planning officer

Legal

James Lumley

04 March 2022

News

Planning permission
Planning permissions: limited ability to limit use

Confusion arising from the fact that mixed use does not fall within a specified use class

Legal

Erica Snellgrove

10 January 2022

Practice point

Planning permission
When can variation of planning permissions render original permission invalid?

In Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority, the Court of Appeal confirmed that…

Legal

Megan Forbes

09 November 2020

Practice point

Planning permission
When is a further planning permission released from a section 106 agreement?

The High Court has given a ruling which confirms how a section 106 agreement binds a planning…

Legal

Stuart Tym

24 September 2020

Practice point

Planning permission
Challenging times in planning

Highlighting the current struggles in obtaining planning permission and why that might be the case.

Legal

Jay Das

25 April 2019

Feature

Planning permission
High Court orders reconsideration of 140-home ‘countryside’ development

Sedgemoor District Council must reconsider plans for a 140-home development near Bridgwater

Legal

James Lumley

30 January 2019

News

Planning permission
High Court says minister gave too much weight to climate change in coal mine development

The High Court has ruled that Sajid Javid gave too much weight to climate change in a mine project

Legal

James Lumley

23 November 2018

News

Planning permission
Chilterns development refused, following ‘valued landscape’ challenge

The high court in London today dismissed an appeal brought by a developer which wanted to build a 175-dwelling development in the Chilterns town of Wendover.

Legal

James Lumley

18 July 2018

News

Planning permission
Henley homeowner can’t have ‘multiple bites at the cherry’, judge rules

The owner of a riverside house by Henley Bridge in Henley-on-Thames today lost a high court dispute over planning permission.

Legal

James Lumley

13 July 2018

News

Planning permission
Court of Appeal weighs Secretary of State’s obligations to be consistent

The Court of Appeal in London said that it would be “unrealistic” for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to always be consistent when exercising his planning…

Legal

James Lumley

20 June 2018

News

Planning permission
Court of Appeal rules on hydroelectric turbines on the River Thames

The Court of Appeal dismissed further legal objections to a plan to place hydroelectric turbines on the River Thames.

Legal

James Lumley

02 May 2018

News

Planning permission
How to vary a planning permission

John Bosworth outlines how section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 works.

Legal

John Bosworth

06 February 2018

Feature

Planning permission