The Localism Bill – implications for planning
After much delay, the Localism Bill was finally published on 13 December 2010. The Bill, which aims to transfer more central government powers to local level, includes proposals to significantly reform...
View ArticleWanted: local authorities to lead the implementation of the revised Community...
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is looking for up to eight local authorities to implement the revised Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which was announced in the...
View ArticleNew report reveals big drop in new home planning permissions
New statistics have revealed that planning permissions granted to developers for new homes in England dropped significantly in the second half of 2010. The New Housing Pipeline quarterly report, which...
View ArticleNew guidance deciphers what the Localism Bill is really all about
The radical and controversial Localism Bill has rarely been out of the headlines since it was published in mid-December. Even last night (17 January), Labour MPs launched a motion to halt the Bill’s...
View ArticleHousebuilder loses legal challenge over abolition of the Regional Strategies
Housebuilder Cala Homes (South) Ltd has lost its High Court challenge against the Government’s claim that its intention to abolish the Regional Strategies should be considered by local planning...
View ArticleChanges to the Localism Bill causes chaos for the property market
The Law Society has warned of the uncertainty and chaos changes to the new Localism Bill could cause to the property market. The changes would strengthen the power of local planning authorities to...
View ArticleCala Homes v The Government: The battle continues…
Housebuilder Cala Homes (South) Ltd has been granted permission to appeal its recent High Court defeat in its long-running legal battle against the Government’s claim that its intention to abolish the...
View ArticleGovernment selects areas that will trial new neighbourhood planning powers
The Government has announced the names of 17 areas that will trial its neighbourhood planning reforms. The reforms, which were unveiled in the Localism Bill (click here for more details), are designed...
View ArticleGovernment to carry out environmental assessment of its decision to revoke...
On 5 April, planning minister Bob Neill announced in a parliamentary ministerial statement that the Government will assess the environmental impact of revoking each regional strategy… possibly to avoid...
View ArticleCala Homes v The Government: The Court of Appeal hearing has begun…
Cala Homes (South) Ltd’s long-running legal battle with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has now reached the Court of Appeal. Cala Homes is challenging the Government’s claim...
View ArticleBreaking news: Cala loses appeal over scrapping of regional planning targets
The Court of Appeal has today (27 May) rejected the judicial review appeal by Cala Homes (South) Ltd over the Government’s decision to revoke the Regional Strategies. Cala had claimed that the...
View ArticleLocalism Bill set to receive Royal Assent
The Localism Bill is set to receive Royal Assent very shortly after the House of Commons accepted all the amendments made to it by the House of Lords. The Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in...
View ArticleThe Localism Bill has received Royal Assent
The Localism Bill, which the Government has called “the biggest transfer of power in a generation, releasing councils and communities from the grip of central government”, received Royal Assent late...
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