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Judicial review of minister's approval of Kent airport expansion dismissed

Inspectors overturn council refusal to allow Bristol Airport expansion plans

Gove calls in Leeds Bradford airport extension to probe green belt and environmental impact

Gove ‘hopes’ revised NPPF will publish next week making it easier for councils to diverge from local housing needs

Minister makes ‘dramatic 11th-hour intervention’ to stop council withdrawing local plan from examination

Rowley confirmed as minister responsible for planning

Will the last person to leave an office please turn out the lights? by Graeme Bell

Inspector approves Stansted Airport expansion

Judge quashes 300-home town centre permission due to ‘poorly drafted’ local plan policy

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Draft biodiversity gain guidance asks developers to prioritise onsite improvements

£110 million for nutrient neutrality mitigation schemes announced in Autumn Statement

What the government’s decision to ditch the northern leg of HS2 means for planners

‘Starmer refuses to commit to getting HS2 back on track’

12 things we learnt at this year’s Conservative Party conference

Chancellor says new ‘premium’ planning service will increase planning officer numbers

Consultancy blasts viability case used to justify slashing of affordable housing provision in 10,000-home scheme

Council agrees to pay appellant’s £100k costs following ‘bad committee decision’ made against officer advice

Government ‘external review’ to mull further on legal duty for five-yearly reviews of major infrastructure policy documents

Minister allows Homes England’s 1,100-home scheme on allocated greenfield site

Judge dismisses CPRE claim against secretary of state's green belt roads consent

Court orders developer to pay almost £90K for five-year neglect of listed mansion with consent for flats

Heritage harm rules out proposed use of outbuilding for Captain Tom’s legacy

Development management answers: How likely are we to get planning permission for a mezzanine floor at a listed barn conversion?

Legal Viewpoint: Case highlights role of punctuation and accurate interpretation of planning policies

Court quashes town centre scheme consent due to misinterpretation of policy requirement

Gove reins in council’s attempt to disapply commercial-resi permitted development rights

Horticultural buildings incongruous in farmed landscape

Rural workers grand dwelling undermines policy exception

Rural enterprise viability justifies house