Supreme Court urges ‘give and take’ in town or village green dispute
Town or village greens (TVGs) are effectively sacrosanct against development and public access to them is heavily protected by law….
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Live in a conservation area? Do you understand planning restrictions?
Most householders are entitled to make decorative and other fairly minor changes to their properties without planning permission but, if…
Major mixed-use development passes High Court test
Proposals for a major mixed-use development on the site of a vacant business park received the High Court’s blessing despite…
Air quality issues prove decisive as car park planning permission quashed
With environmental protection very much on the public mind, ever-increasing weight is being given by planning decision-makers to combating pollution…
Neighbours planning a garden development? You are not powerless!
Domestic gardens, which many people view as the glory of British suburbia, present a tempting prospect to builders amidst burgeoning…
Plans to increase affordable housing development limit scrapped
Government proposals, which would have reduced the number of affordable new homes that developers are required to build, will no…