Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd; Richborough Estates Partnership LLP v Cheshire East Borough Council [2016] EWCA 168; [2017] UKSC 37

Planning Update: Love thy neighbour

Janine Shaw highlights current issues with planning urban extensions ‘It is important that the allocated sites, particularly strategic sites, actually deliver housing as planned. A stalled urban extension can have a big impact on achieving the housing an area needs, and its five-year land supply.’ Steps are being taken to address the housing crisis. On …

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Planning And Environment Update: The risk of flooding

Rebecca Clarkson and Roy Pinnock explore the conflict between planning policy preventing development in flood zones and the need to build more housing ‘As well as flood protection and mitigation measures, planning policy also has an important role to play in preventing development in unsuitable areas, and ensuring that developments are designed to robustly protect …

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