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Planning appeals and costs awards

Planning appeals and costs awards

Christopher Moss covers a recent judgment in which the Court of Appeal considered whether a Local Planning Authority had behaved unreasonably in withdrawing its support for a planning application in the course of a called-in inquiry following answers given by its expert in cross-examination.

March 13, 2026

Planning appeals and costs awards

News

Court of Appeal refuses Epping Forest permission to appeal in asylum accommodation injunction bid

March 13, 2026

Government rejects several select committee recommendations on housebuilding and nature

March 13, 2026

Court of Appeal rules on whether s.289 appeals are "first appeals" or "second appeals"

March 12, 2026

High Court rejects challenge to decision by council to give planning permission to developer for new slip road

Mar 12, 2026

Campaigners threaten district council with legal challenge over approval of plans for football stadium complex

Mar 11, 2026

Council fails in statutory review challenge over grant of planning permission by inspector on land at airfield

Mar 06, 2026

Minister signs into law regulations for commencement of new plan-making system

Mar 06, 2026

Judge gives permission for challenge to dismissal by inspector of appeal over advertising discontinuance notice issued by council

Mar 05, 2026

Report on planning in Wales calls for regional footprint of specialist legal teams

Mar 05, 2026

Court of Appeal to hear bid by council for permission to appeal ruling over use of hotel to accommodate asylum seekers

Mar 03, 2026

Research suggests £9 billion in developer contributions remain unspent by councils

Mar 02, 2026

Council wins High Court battle over decision of planning inspector on infrastructure contribution

Feb 26, 2026

Ombudsman tells council to repay planning application fee to developer over “avoidable errors”

Feb 26, 2026

Duncan Field to become managing partner of planning law firm Town Legal

Feb 26, 2026

Ministers urged to scrap draft policy claimed to curtail ability of councils to require net zero standards for new homes

Feb 24, 2026

District council secures High Court orders against illegal encampments at three sites

Feb 17, 2026

Ombudsman warns of collapse in public trust in planning enforcement without proper resourcing

Feb 17, 2026

Court of Appeal to hear dispute over enforcement notice issued after 460-seat theatre built without permission

Feb 16, 2026

Planning and infrastructure specialist Simon Bell joins Cornerstone Barristers

Feb 16, 2026

Minister orders unitary to publish revised Local Development Scheme but council says intervention is "unwarranted"

Feb 16, 2026

High Court gives green light to judicial review over permission for warehouse parks on farmland

Feb 16, 2026

Government consults on geographies for spatial development strategies but districts express concern at potential exclusion from new breed of Strategic Planning Boards

Feb 13, 2026

High Court to hear claim against planning permission for Tottenham Hotspur training ground

Feb 09, 2026

City council agrees to quashing of outline planning permission for 3,500-home regeneration scheme

Feb 06, 2026

Minister issues district council with holding direction over emerging Local Plan amid soundness and legal compliance concerns

Feb 06, 2026

Neighbourhood forum is public authority for purposes of Environmental Information Regulations, finds First-tier Tribunal

Feb 05, 2026

Judge dismisses claim of breach of public sector equality duty when inspector upheld planning enforcement notice

Feb 05, 2026

Parish council fails in legal challenge to truck stop permission amid dispute over ‘grey belt’ definition

Feb 05, 2026

Charity says threat of legal action led Planning Inspectorate to issue reminder on compliance with map scale rules

Feb 05, 2026

Defendant jailed after refusal to comply with court order to demolish family buildings

Feb 03, 2026

Landmark Chambers bolsters planning team with arrival of Scott Stemp and George Mackenzie

Feb 02, 2026

Claimant fails in challenge to decision by inspector to grant permission for gypsy/traveller site following council refusal

Jan 29, 2026

Council wins statutory review challenge over finding by planning inspector that entire site was previously developed land

Jan 29, 2026

Government concedes judicial review over “serious logical error” in data centre approval

Jan 27, 2026

Planning consents for Grade I listed house challenged over ‘post-fire significance’ approach

Jan 27, 2026

Council defers planning application after advertising notice in wrong paper

Jan 26, 2026

High Court dismisses challenge to decision by planning inspector to use written representations for appeal over former pub

Jan 23, 2026

Council defends High Court challenge to Chatham Docks planning permission

Jan 15, 2026

Court of Appeal upholds £330,000 fines and £140k costs orders against landlords for 2010 planning breach

Jan 15, 2026

High Court to hear dispute over whether land earmarked for Wimbledon expansion is protected by statutory trust

Jan 13, 2026

Reform to ‘call in’ approach to large housing developments “undermines” local democracy: District Council

Jan 06, 2026

Residents crowd fund judicial review over controversial Chinese embassy planning application

Jan 06, 2026

Government NSIP solar farm approval facing judicial review threat

Jan 05, 2026

Features

Refusal of planning applications against officers’ advice

Refusal of planning applications against officers’ advice

March 12, 2026

Simon Ricketts sets out five impending procedural protections for applicants against planning committees that refuse applications against the advice of officers.

The latest Sizewell C JR

The latest Sizewell C JR

March 12, 2026

The Court of Appeal recently refused permission to appeal in the latest Sizewell C judicial review, with the application certified as being totally without merit. Hereward Phillpot KC and Hugh Flanagan explain why.

Accelerating the planning appeals process: unintended consequences

Accelerating the planning appeals process: unintended consequences

March 06, 2026

Could faster appeal decisions unintentionally slow the submission and determination of planning applications? Chrisa Tsompani explains.

Affordable housing funding news & unlocking S106 units

Affordable housing funding news & unlocking S106 units

March 05, 2026

The new National Housing Bank aims to accelerate affordable housing as Registered Providers face rising costs, borrowing limits and stalled delivery across England, Jennifer Eng examines its role in the context of wider government reforms.

Residential developments: new section 106 delivery roadmap

Residential developments: new section 106 delivery roadmap

Mar 05, 2026

The draft NPPF consultation: what’s new

The draft NPPF consultation: what’s new

Feb 27, 2026

Development, flood risk and planning judgment

Development, flood risk and planning judgment

Feb 18, 2026

Timed out?

Timed out?

Feb 18, 2026

Heat Network Zoning: What the Government’s 2026 Response Means for Local Authorities

Heat Network Zoning: What the Government’s 2026 Response Means for Local Authorities

Feb 18, 2026

The Mayor of London's strategic planning role

Feb 12, 2026

Infrastructure consenting in Wales

Feb 11, 2026

Grey belt tests tested

Feb 11, 2026

Releasing stalled housing sites

Feb 06, 2026

The planning permission for the new Chinese Embassy

Jan 30, 2026

Promptness in bringing judicial review claims

Jan 15, 2026

Hillside: Three years on

Jan 15, 2026

Mobile homes and separate planning units

Jan 13, 2026

Airport expansion, EIAs and emissions

Dec 10, 2025

Calculation of Biodiversity Net Gain

Dec 09, 2025

Caravan site licensing and planning control

Dec 09, 2025

Is there a discretion to extinguish CIL?

Nov 28, 2025

Daylight/sunlight material consideration for planning purposes

Nov 10, 2025

Article 4 Directions in Wales

Nov 10, 2025

Not all fun and games

Nov 10, 2025

Webinars

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – what’s in, what’s out and will it work?

Join Landmark’s barristers for an initial review of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and what it might mean for planning in practice.

Planning Case Law Update

Local Authority Insight Series: Regeneration and the local authority estate

Construction Law Update

Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy Update

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill – Sessions 1, 2 & 3

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