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DC Casebook: In depth - Mobile home secures reprieve in spite of slow construction rate

26 September 2008

An enforcement notice requiring the removal of a mobile home at a Lincolnshire pub has been struck down, following a ruling that it is lawfully occupied by a person employed in building a new home on the land.

DC Casebook: Housing conversion - Farmstead homes passed on flood risk

26 September 2008

Following a call-in inquiry, the secretary of state has decided that the conversion of farm buildings on land in Berkshire should be allowed despite potential flood risks.

How we did it ... Borough planning team offers service example

26 September 2008

Project: St Edmundsbury Borough Council comprehensive performance assessment.

Harmonising the voices

26 September 2008

As a leading light at the planning bar Morag Ellis QC is determined to ensure that all parties in the planning process have the opportunity to put their views across, Bryan Johnston reports.

Necessity of development right reform makes process no easier

By Huw Morris, editor

26 September 2008

Will the reforms to permitted development rights prove all they are cracked up to be?

Legal report - Case explores relevance of alternative site search

26 September 2008

The Court of Appeal verdict in South Cambridgeshire District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government deals with the relevance of preferable alternative sites in determining planning applications and gives clear advice on the scope for challenging decisions under section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Masterplan guide issued

26 September 2008

A masterplan should raise standards of development rather than simply aim to ease a proposal through the system, new Scottish Government guidance makes clear.

Savills to challenge safety zone in Oval inquiry

26 September 2008

A planning consultant has called safety chiefs overcautious ahead of a public inquiry on a £35 million development at the Oval cricket ground.

High Court rules 'Miracle Centre' must move

26 September 2008

The High Court has ruled that a north London "Miracle Centre" must move out of an industrial unit that it declared its church because it is in breach of planning laws.

Long-term planning view crucial to prepare for homes market recovery

26 September 2008

Although the government house building drive has been hit by factors beyond the planning system's control, the profession must be ready with flexible ideas on land supply to help speed delivery, maintains Rynd Smith.