The August 2026 NPPF: what has changed from the consultation draft?
Adam Richards, Sarah Sutherland and Daniel Whittle look at the key departures in the National Planning Policy Framework from the consultation draft.
September 09, 2026
The August 2026 NPPF: what has changed from the consultation draft?
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Features
Call-in powers for mayors
August 28, 2026
Simon Ricketts assesses the Government’s plans to give mayors the ability to call in key planning decisions which impact on local government.
Reforms to the NSIP Regime (and Beyond…)
August 21, 2026
James Goldthorpe, Emyr Thomas and Alastair Lewis set out where the government’s Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (“NSIPs”) reforms have reached, the implications of the changes made to date and how the latest consultation “beyond NSIPS” could allow the government to build on the progress which has already been made this Parliament. Promising to streamline the planning process for…
Quashing of timely prior approval and the deemed consent rule
August 13, 2026
The High Court has confirmed that the quashing of a local planning authority’s timely notification of prior approval does not retrospectively trigger the 56-day deemed consent rule in Schedule 2, Part 3, paragraph W(11) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (GPDO), writes Ruchi Parekh.
Alteration to the design of plans
August 12, 2026
Victoria Hamblen examines a recent Court of Appeal ruling in which the judges unanimously allowed a council's appeal over an alteration to the design of HS2 plans.
It’s academic
Aug 12, 2026
Biodiversity Net Gain: 2026 changes for LPAs
Aug 07, 2026
Interpretation of s.106 agreements
Jul 31, 2026
Are Minerals still “essential”?
Jul 17, 2026
Draft planning committee reports: sharing is caring
Jul 16, 2026
Assessing logistics proposals
Jul 16, 2026
When is a dwellinghouse not a dwellinghouse?
Jul 10, 2026
Planning enforcement and lawfulness cases
Jul 03, 2026
Route 62A
Jun 25, 2026
Keeping up: JR changes, deadlines
Jun 11, 2026
Applying the principles in Holborn Studios
Jun 11, 2026
Refusal to take planning enforcement action
Jun 05, 2026
Look, no hands
May 29, 2026
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Locums
The Building Safety Act 2022: Understanding the New Building Safety Regime - Cornerstone Barristers
05-11-2026
05-11-2026
Planning High Court Challenges 2026 Webinar Series - Session 2: Law & Practice - Landmark Chambers
16-11-2026
16-11-2026
Planning High Court Challenges 2026 Webinar Series - Session 3: Substantive law - Landmark Chambers
23-11-2026
23-11-2026
The Building Safety Act 2022: Litigation, Liability and Practical Issues - Cornerstone Barristers
26-11-2026 4:00 pm
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