Rolling posts on UK planning law & policy
Buildin’ in the Rain: flood risk in the courts
Notes on a new High Court judgment on flood risk policy.
Beauty on the South Bank
What the Secretary of State’s approval of a scheme on the south bank of the Thames tells us about the debate over “beauty” in the planning system.
The basics #16 - why *4 year* housing land supply doesn’t mean what you may think
A primer on the Government’s new “4 year housing land supply” policy.
#PlanningReformDay 2023 - what just happened?
You’d better watch out. You’d better not cry.
🏆 The #Planoraks 2023 - worst planning reform of the year 🏆
The nominations are in. It’s time for the biggest prize of the year.
Autumn notes: new Act, new minister, no plan(s)
The Levelling Up Act, our new planning minister, and the chronic failure to adopt plans in England.
Summer madness: what have you missed?
From M&S to 2nd staircases to nutrient neutrality - a summary of a jam-packed summer.
The basics #15 - rivers, embargoes and Brexit
What the High Court told us last week about nutrient neutrality post-Brexit.
Gove, beauty and a curious tale from Kent
What Michael Gove’s recent refusal of a housing scheme in Cranbrook tells us about the beauty agenda.
“No Minister” - 8 clangers at the Select Committee
The Planning Minister’s depressing appearance before the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.
Time up, pens down: what we thought of the draft NPPF
4 big points of consensus in responses to the NPPF consultation.
The basics #14 - what we keep getting wrong about section 73
Back to basics on “varying” planning permissions.
Notes on reform: what’s the NPPF *for*?
The most depressing thing about the consultation draft NPPF.
🏆 The #Planoraks 2022 🏆 - worst planning reform of the year
The voting is closed, the judges have deliberated. Time for some gongs.
Notes from the Green Belt: welcome to Basildon
What we can learn from a recent housing appeal in the Green Belt outside Billericay.
When you can’t build both #2 - the big point in *Hillside*
The key headlines from the Supreme Court’s judgment in Hillside.
The problem with “Investment Zones”
The big challenge facing the Government’s latest proposal for planning reform.
Notes from the hustings: the end of “Stalinist housing targets”?
Why local housing need numbers aren’t Stalinist. And why they matter.