There is an argument that the current Planning Bill might end up becoming one of the most important pieces of legislation passed in this Parliament. In England there is a housing crisis meaning there is a lack of affordable housing while prices continue to soar.
marcuscleaver · R (Fylde Coast Farms Ltd) v Fylde Borough Council [2021] UKSC 18 When a company near Blackpool wanted to challenge a new neighbourhood plan by way of judicial review questions were raised about whether the claim was brought within the time limit. Music
marcuscleaver · Rittson-Thomas v Oxfordshire County Council [2021] UKSC 13 When a school in Oxfordshire moved to a new site, the heirs of the landowner who donated the original plot came out of the woodwork to argue that they should be entitled to the proceeds
marcuscleaver · TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council [2021] UKSC 4 What does it mean to describe an area of land as a village green? The words conjure up beautiful greenery in the imagination but what happens when someone tries to register a patch
marcuscleaver · Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd [2020] UKSC 45 In a difficult decision the Supreme Court had to balance the interests of a Children’s Cancer Trust against new affordable housing. At the heart of the dispute were restrictive covenants and
How do you define what is and isn’t a building? That is the question facing the Supreme Court this week and we also take the opportunity to analyse the question in the context of listed buildings. Music from bensound.com
When Dr. Duval found out that her landlord had granted her neighbour a licence to carry out structural work to their shared property she was not happy and brought a claim for breach of the lease. On the one hand the agreement doesn’t specifically ban
In this planning law case we discuss what openness means in the context of the green belt. A balance has to be struck between preserving the aesthetic quality of an area while allowing at least some development to take place. This episodes considers factors that
A planning application was granted by a local council so that a new wind turbine could be built but was then challenged by a local resident. Part of the inducement to grant permission was an annual donation to a community benefit fund but it was
In this case an application for planning permission was blocked by a landlord. While this was in line with the lease agreement questions were raised over whether the refusal of consent was reasonable or not. In this episode we try to understand under what circumstances