Real Estate Development Notes

Ring in the new? - planning update

Real Estate. Reconsidered

Back to basics: acquiring land compulsorily by way of a GVD

It'll take a long time to get quicker – how PINS is planning to change the inquiries process (slowly)

Recommendations from the Rosewell Review – how can planning appeal inquiries be made quicker and better?

A publication that has caught the attention of many in the industry this week is the government-commissioned 'Independent Review of Planning Appeal …

Real Estate EP5: The future of planning - Matthew White and Ghislaine Halpenny in conversation

Back to Basics: Housing Need and Delivery

  From 25 January 2019 (although see here for our commentary on the ambiguity surrounding the actual date), local planning authorities must …

Affordability, viability and clarity – the impact of valuation on supply of affordable housing

Viability is at the heart of the extent to which private developers can be expected to bridge the gap between demand for and supply of affordable …

Affordable Housing Back to Basics: What do the new NPPF and Draft London Plan modifications mean for affordable housing?

This blog post explores how the meaning of affordable housing has evolved following the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework …

Revised National Planning Policy Framework—will it fix the housing market?

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Planning on 9 August 2018. Will the government’s new planning rulebook deliver on its promises? Robert …

Impact of revised National Planning Policy Framework

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 24 July 2018. This post considers what difference it will make – in terms of the …

EGi: What's so unlawful about London's affordable housing policy?

The High Court has declared a key policy in the mayor of London’s planning guidance on affordable housing ‘unlawful’ – but what does that mean in …