Planning law changes will make it easier to re-submit planning applications
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010 (DMPO) has been amended to extend the time developments can take advantage of exemptions in the DMPO. Developments that have...
View ArticleGovernment announces its housing plan: what’s in it for housebuilders?
The Government recently announced that it intends to implement several measures to boost housebuilding (and the economy) in the UK. The proposed measures that are will be of most interest to...
View ArticleGovernment publishes proposals on planning performance and the planning...
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published a consultation paper on its proposals to permit certain planning applicants to submit their planning application directly to the...
View ArticleWhat should developers look out for in 2013?
There are a lot changes expected to take place in 2013 that will affect the property industry in general. The following issues will be of particular interest to developers and housebuilders: The...
View ArticleGood news for developers: changes to judicial review will assist development
The Government has announced new measures that will combat applications for “meritless” judicial reviews in England that hold up development projects. The Justice secretary Chris Grayling said that the...
View ArticleGood news for developers: the new time limits for judicial review will come...
Following its announcement in April that it would reform the judicial review system in relation to planning cases (full details are here), the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the changes will...
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