Planning Update: Pulling the threads together

Shoosmiths LLP | Property Law Journal | October 2014 #325
Marcus Woody assesses ‘sustainable development’ in the National Planning Policy Framework in the context of some recent cases ‘Dartford confirms that there is no separate hurdle that requires a separate assessment as to whether development is sustainable, prior to applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development in para 14 of the NPPF.’ In the …

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Planning And Environment Update: Tightening the belt

Shoosmiths LLP | Property Law Journal | April 2014 #320
Rosalind Andrews considers current planning policy on green belt protection, and the conflicting needs of meeting current housing shortages and protection of the countryside ‘In his report the inspector noted that when dealing with individual planning applications “housing need does not, on its own, trump green belt policy”.’ On 7 March 2014 the Department for …

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