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Planning Appeal Casebook

DC Casebook: Householder Development - Block paving drive fails porosity test

An enforcement notice directed against block paving at a house in Surrey has been upheld after an inspector found that it is not permitted development following a dispute over whether it is porous.

In Depth

Pressing for partnership

Pressing for partnership

A parliamentary group says the next government should put planning reform on hold after its first year in power and take steps to minimise developers' planning bills, Jonathan Tilley finds.

Legal Report - Opposition ideas offer no quick fix on planning woe

The Conservatives' planning green paper, proposing a "radical reboot" of the system, has triggered responses which have been at best neutral and at worst vehemently critical.

Urban quality evaluator

Urban quality evaluator

Ben van Bruggen's record puts him in a strong position to advise Savills' clients on ways to secure design excellence at a crucial stage in planning major projects.

Country's Lifeblood

Country's Lifeblood

The government's rural champion is determined to tackle the deficiencies in housing, transport and technology that force young people out of rural communities.

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Opinion

John Gummer

John
Gummer

Gummer on ... Plan tensions set in balance

Whoever wins the election, local authorities will be strapped for cash for the foreseeable future.

Anthony Fyson

Anthony
Fyson

Fyson on ... Positive reviews of Labour's programmes ..

Positive reviews of Labour's programmes to close social gaps that justify continued support.