Rolling posts on UK planning law, policy, appeals, plan examinations…
Notes on planning reform: “the algorithm warmed us all up”
What today’s Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report tells us about the future of planning reform.
Getting on the ladder: First Home *exception sites*
There’s a new exception site policy in town. Well. On the edge of town.
Old buildings: what’s new in heritage planning?
Why does the Secretary of State want to review national policy on built heritage?
Town centre planning: what’s the point?
What Class E to residential permitted development rights mean for planning policy in town centres.
The basics #10 - what words mean
Who decides what words in planning policies actually mean, and how do they do it?
A strange revolution: Class E-to-residential, and the end of virtual committee meetings
A tale of two planning laws: one which was made. And one which wasn't.
Still on the clock: judicial reviews *6 years* after planning permission!?!
When does the clock run out for JR challenges to planning permissions?
Notes from the Green Belt: what’s so very special about Burley-in-Wharfedale?
What the Secretary of State’s latest decisions on “very special circumstances” really show us.
6th May 2021: the day when planning stops?
Why 6th May 2021 has become a critical day for planners.
A case for strategic planning… beyond the Arc!
If it’s good enough for Ox-Cam, why can’t we all have it?
The problem with “beauty”
Why beauty should be a job for poets, artists and philosophers. But not planners.
Presuming too much - case notes on tilted balances
The Court of Appeal last month on tilting balances.
Don’t. Stop. Planning.
Why delaying plan-making because of the Planning White Paper is a very bad idea.
Elephants in the Room: Green Belts vs. the Housing Delivery Test
There can only be one winner.
Well, now we *really* need to talk about the Green Belt
Green Belt planning… it isn’t going very well.
Prior approval… of *what*?
It’s an application. It’s about planning. But it definitely isn’t a planning application.
🏆 The #Planoraks 2020 🏆 - most radical planning reform of the year
The field's never been more crowded. And the winner was a late entry.