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Joint Ventures: An Answer to the National Housing Crisis?

Shruti Trivedi
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It’s no secret that the UK is facing an extreme shortage of homes and a consistently rising cost of living. It has been reported that since 2010, the number of new government-funded social housing has fallen off a cliff. Even with schemes such as Help...

How Developers Can Navigate Biodiversity Net Gain Requirements

Shruti Trivedi
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The government’s new Environment Bill proposes a range of ambitious measures to address biodiversity loss, responding to the need to halt species decline by 2030. While driven by an essential requirement to leave the planet in a better condition than...

The Scope of Section 73 - Only Taking You So Far

Shruti Trivedi
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In a very helpful decision handed down in the Court of Appeal this week, in the case of John Leslie Finney v Welsh Ministers, Carmarthenshire County Council and Energiekontor UK Limited [2019] EWCA CIV 1868, some interesting arguments as to the scope of ...

What to Do If You Receive a Planning Enforcement Notice

Shruti Trivedi
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Charlotte Lockwood, associate in the Planning team at Roythornes Solicitors, looks at the practical steps you can take if you receive a Planning Enforcement Notice. The first thing to say is that, in most cases, the receipt of a Planning Enforcement...

When Does a Planning Obligation No Longer Serve a 'Useful Purpose'?

Shruti Trivedi
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When is a ‘useful purpose’ not a useful purpose when it comes to planning obligations? A recent judgement helps bring clarity to a contentious area. The recent judgement in R. (on the application of Mansfield District Council) v Secretary of...