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Reasons to be cheerful
It is good practice for a local planning authority to give reasons for the grant of planning permission. Failure to give adequate reasons may be serious …
What developers and planners need to know about autonomous vehicles
Developers and planners need to start preparing now for the future impacts of autonomous vehicles, Matthew White suggests in his article for Planning …
Affordable Housing: Back to Basics
This post has been superseded by a new post assessing affordable housing under the revised National Planning Policy Framework …
Budget: Tax implications for real estate
Apart from a couple of pieces of good news, the Autumn Budget materials published earlier today contain a number of definite and potential changes to UK …
Affordable housing viability calculations: Herbert Smith Freehills workshops on Mayor's new guidance
Herbert Smith Freehills are running workshops for property developers on housing and viability, with a focus on London and interpreting the Mayor's …
The Potential Pitfalls of Overage
Overage provisions can be complicated, and the recent case of Sparks v Biden [2017] EWHC 1994 (Ch), offers some useful reminders of the potential …
Communal living – flexible renting within a rigid planning system
Co-living is perhaps a concept traditionally associated with the shoestring lifestyle of students. But what about curated workspaces, well-equipped gyms …
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles - the future?
The BBC and others are today reporting the Department for Transport's news that the Government has announced funding for a "platooning" feasibility …
What impact do overseas investors have on housing supply?
Planning Resource has published an on-line article by Matthew White, Head of Planning, London, discussing the conclusions of the May 2017 report by …
The new EIA Regulations: what has actually changed?
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 came into force on 16 May 2017, implementing the 2014 EU Directive. …
On Election Day
Author: Matthew White, Partner and Head of UK Planning, London I'm sure I am not alone in finding it difficult to be enthusiastic about today's general …
The impact of purdah on planning and a recent decision on judicial review
Author: Fiona Sawyer, Professional Support Lawyer, Planning, London This week, we have links to two pieces of interest to developers: "Getting away …
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