27 May, 2022 SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRING COMMON LAND USING CPO POWERS By Simon Mole This month, we received great news as the Secretary of State for Transport granted development consent to National Highways for the M25...
24 May, 2022 WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO MEET NET-ZERO CHALLENGES By Barry Finlayson With net-zero carbon targets now well established, businesses are taking steps towards developing and executing pathways toward more...
23 May, 2022 STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY - LEARNING FROM NEW YORK CITY? By Thomas Bender It doesn’t happen often that an evening at the theatre turns out to be a continuation of work. Straight Line Crazy at the Bridge Theatre...
19 May, 2022 ELIZABETH LINE – ALL SYSTEMS GO! By Samuel Blake Tom Loake With the Queen tapping her Oyster Card this week and the Elizabeth Line set to open on 24th May 2022, it is hoped that the buzz around...
18 May, 2022 MAKING CPO CLEARER, FASTER AND FAIRER By Simon Mole When it comes to regeneration, Compulsory Purchase Orders – the power to acquire land and property without the consent of the owner –...
18 May, 2022 LEVELLING UP: THE QUESTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE By Will Seamer Sam Stackhouse Without doubt, one area of the Levelling-Up Bill that raises more questions than answers is the Infrastructure Levy (IL) and the...
17 May, 2022 ENSHRINING GOOD DESIGN IN DEVELOPMENT LAW By James Keogh Michael Gove is set to achieve what John Prescott tried but ultimately failed to do back in 2006 – to enshrine design requirements for...
13 May, 2022 PLANNING AND LEVELLING-UP By Craig Blatchford After the major changes proposed in the Planning for the Future White Paper, this week’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill offered the...
11 May, 2022 WESTMINSTER AND SUSTAINABILITY: THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF OUR BUILT HERITAGE By Timur Tatlioglu The subject of sustainability and our built environment has been the topic of many recent conversations with our clients. In fact, these...
10 May, 2022 MONTAGU EVANS EXPANDS ADVISORY TEAM WITH CPO SPECIALIST By Montagu Evans Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has expanded its advisory capability with the appointment of CPO specialist Simon Mole...
06 May, 2022 WHAT DO THE LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS MEAN FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN LONDON? By Guy Bransby Eyes are on the local election results in London and in particular three Conservative boroughs – Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet –...