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Office to residential conversion rights to be made permanent
On the same day as announcing the Housing and Planning Bill (13 October 2015), the Department for Communities and Local Government confirmed that the …
Housing and Planning Bill announced
Yesterday (13 October 2015) the Housing and Planning Bill was published, proposing new planning legislation including requirements for starter homes in …
Judicial Review deadlines
The time limit for lodging an application for judicial review of a planning decision is now a fixed six weeks from the date of the decision. This will …
No more extensions of planning permissions
The ability to apply to extend the life of planning permissions was introduced in 2009 but is now only available where the permission was granted on or …
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) credits and offsets
Amendments made to the CIL regulations in 2014 changed the qualifying test for offsetting the floorspace of existing buildings against CIL liabilities …
Council which agreed to vary a development agreement in order to assist viability is subject to a successful judicial review
On 11 February 2015, pursuant to an application for judicial review by a local resident, the High Court ruled that a redevelopment project in Winchester …
Section 106 monitoring payments not compliant with CIL regulations
A High Court Judge has ruled that the monitoring fees routinely added by local planning authorities to section 106 costs will not generally meet the test …
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