Planning Update July 2024 Planning specialist, Stephanie Hall, recently featured in Lexis Nexis commenting on the new planning...

Planning Update July 2024 Hackney Council’s prior approval for the change of use of a commercial building to residential has been quashed...

Planning Update July 2024 The Supreme Court has ruled that the grant of planning permission for oil production was unlawful for failing...

Planning Update June 2024 The Planning Inspectorate has updated the Procedural Guide regarding Planning appeals. Planning specialists,...

Planning Update June 2024 The decision made by planning inspector that an appeal was not properly made was quashed in Taytime Ltd v...

PLANNING UPDATE The Government has responded to Select Committee recommendations to improve unfair practices in shared ownership....

Court interprets paragraph in NPPF regarding economic benefits of proposals in Bewley Homes PLC v Secretary of State for Levelling Up,...

Planning Update June 2024 Spending watchdog has questioned how local councils will discharge new Biodiversity Net Gain duties. Planning...

Head of ESG, Chris Kerr explains: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon in particular, has become a huge issue for the planning...

What risks and opportunities does climate change present for coastal towns and cities? Head of ESG, Chris Kerr explains: We have to...

Head of ESG, Chris Kerr explains: Social value is a term used to express the wider impacts that a regeneration project can have – not...

Head of ESG, Chris Kerr explains: Of particular concern to placemakers is the current housing supply deficit. There are not enough homes...

Chief Executive, Peter Allinson, recently attended a roundtable discussion held by BE News for leaders across the built environment to...

How can local authorities deliver BNG on land they own? Specialist Planning Partners, Chrisa Tsompani and Stephanie Hall look at the ways...

We are delighted to announce that we are finalists at the Property Week Awards 2024 for Legal/Professional Team of the Year - Commercial...

Commercial property expert, Richard Holmes, recently advised Nell’s Pizza (Common) on the lease agreement in the former Croma site....

What are the changes to planning enforcement coming into effect on 25th April 2024? Planning partners, Chrisa Tsompani and Nigel Hewitson...

Can a s106 obligation be altered by way of a s73 application? What's next for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act? In this month's...

What is the implication of the recent appeal decision regarding s73 applications? Planning specialist, Chrisa Tsompani explains: ’In the...

We spoke with founding partner Tim Sylvester Jones to reflect on the firm, its growth and his personal highlights over the past 25 years:...