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...
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...
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 ...
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 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...
