Development Control News

Liverpool hotel proposal gains approval

A £10 million scheme in a Liverpool world heritage site has been approved.

Games water polo venue cleared for start

Plans for the London 2012 Water Polo Arena have been approved by the Olympic Delivery Authority.

ODA approves Orbit tower plans

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has approved plans for the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower to be built in the 2012 Olympic Park.

Planning Appeal Casebook

DC Casebook: Waste Management - Recycling centre held unsustainable

Plans to develop a Somerset field as a waste recycling centre have been decisively rejected by an inspector who held that the scheme would be unsustainable.

In Depth

Homes viability tested

Homes viability tested

The courts have ruled that councils can set affordable home targets higher than the market can stand but a pragmatic approach is needed to keep schemes on track.

Legal Report - Tariff scheme set to raise photovoltaics placement

Over the past decade, we have acted for both developers and funders in relation to a wide range of renewable energy projects and are currently advising a number of clients on proposals to install new photovoltaic capacity with the support of feed-in tariffs.

Pollutants task master

Pollutants task master

Air quality expert Phil Branchflower predicts that emissions reduction will once again rise up the planning agenda now that technological fixes have proved wanting.

Called to order

Called to order

After a slow start local development orders are beginning to gain ground as a possible solution for planning authorities and developers keen to cut down on detailed regulation.

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Opinion

Huw Morris

Huw
Morris

Chelsea Barracks case is deeper than clash in architectural taste

Rarely can contractual litigation have shed such light on the way in which pressure is...

John Gummer

John
Gummer

Gummer on ... Lydd test for new minister

There will be one decision of very great importance on the desk of the new...

The Main Event

Regional Planning Seminar - South West

  • 7 September 2010
  • Tremough Campus, University College, Treliever Road, Penryn, TR13 9EZ
  • RenewableUK and Cornwall Light and Power along with Regen SW and RTPI

Legal Report

Legal Report - Tariff scheme set to raise photovoltaics placement

Over the past decade, we have acted for both developers and funders in relation to a wide range of renewable energy projects and are currently advising a number of clients on proposals to install new photovoltaic capacity with the support of feed-in tariffs.