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Refusal to take planning enforcement action

Refusal to take planning enforcement action

The High Court recently upheld a council’s refusal to take enforcement action where there was limited information about the character of a former coal yard use. Emma Dring looks at the lessons from the judgment.

June 05, 2026

Refusal to take planning enforcement action

News

Council defeats Planning Court challenge to grant of permission for solar farm

June 05, 2026

City council ordered not to submit Local Plan for examination ahead of judicial review

June 03, 2026

Amend constitutions for national scheme of delegation of planning functions or face judicial reviews, councils in England warned

June 02, 2026

Judge finds woman in contempt over unauthorised home hidden inside barn

May 29, 2026

Councils launch judicial review challenge over ministerial approval of largest solar farm in UK

May 28, 2026

Sasha White KC named Joint Head of Landmark Chambers

May 27, 2026

Court of Appeal refuses extension of time for appeal over airport expansion development consent order ruling

May 26, 2026

Traveller site injunction to remain in place following High Court ruling

May 21, 2026

High Court issues key judgment on failure to serve parties on time

May 20, 2026

Luton Airport expansion challenge heads to Court of Appeal

May 19, 2026

High Court dismisses claim that planning officers misled councillors

May 19, 2026

Company hit with enforcement notice fails in appeal over decision of planning inspector on immunity period

May 14, 2026

Councils express concern at extra requirements to consult Secretary of State on planning decisions

May 13, 2026

Planning Court rejects statutory review challenge over permission for motocross site in Wales

May 13, 2026

Supreme Court refuses Secretary of State permission to appeal in dispute with council over costs award after planning inquiry

May 08, 2026

Court of Appeal finds apparent bias by planning officer tainted report on CLEUD revocation

May 08, 2026

London borough wins High Court challenge over Brockwell Park festivals

May 08, 2026

Outdoor education business fails in Court of Appeal challenge to approval of waste recycling centre

May 07, 2026

Residents crowd fund judicial review over permission for 92-homes development

May 06, 2026

Bristol Airport expansion opponents launch fundraising appeal for legal challenge

May 06, 2026

Permission for tower block granted against advice of officers quashed by consent over “inadequate and/or unintelligible” reasons for approval

May 05, 2026

Judge refuses permission for legal challenge to decision by inspector to reject planning application by faith school

Apr 30, 2026

Law centre hails reversal of decision to grant non-material amendment to planning permission for football stadium

Apr 30, 2026

Councils launch joint legal threat over solar farm NSIP approval

Apr 27, 2026

National scheme of delegation could see “erosion of local democracy”, LGA warns

Apr 27, 2026

High Court blocks garden village development judicial review for second time

Apr 23, 2026

Council student accommodation decision could be “vulnerable” to judicial review, Barrister letter warns

Apr 23, 2026

London borough threatened with fresh judicial review over Brockwell Park events

Apr 23, 2026

Council defeats Court of Appeal challenge over refusal to determine planning permission

Apr 23, 2026

Parish council refused permission to challenge approval for retirement village

Apr 23, 2026

Government announces “overhaul” of planning rules to accelerate clean energy

Apr 21, 2026

District pulls out of planning appeal over changes to national planning policy

Apr 20, 2026

Government supports Devolution Bill amendment put forward by planning KC over open spaces and statutory trusts

Apr 17, 2026

Planning inspector makes partial costs award against council over change of position

Apr 17, 2026

Mayor eyes legal challenge to development consent for major solar farm

Apr 16, 2026

High Court to hear judicial review challenge over Chinese embassy permission

Apr 14, 2026

Judicial review proceedings launched in High Court over Oxford United stadium development

Apr 10, 2026

Landlord avoids £255k Community Infrastructure Levy charge after successful appeal

Apr 09, 2026

Judge rejects challenge to enforcement notice appeal decision by planning inspector

Apr 09, 2026

Failure to serve sealed claim in compliance with rules “fatal” to planning statutory review claim, judge rules

Apr 09, 2026

Planning Court refuses permission for legal challenge over approval of roadside services expansion

Apr 09, 2026

Aardvark Planning Law joins HCR Law

Apr 07, 2026

Claimant cites will from 1642 in challenge to grant of planning permission for 1,600-homes development

Apr 01, 2026

Must read

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: Why Local Authorities Cannot Afford to Wait

The UK Government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is likely to mark a significant shift in regulatory expectations. Jonathan Askin, Partner at Hugh James, explores the reasons why.

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: Why Local Authorities Cannot Afford to Wait

Features

Building Liability Orders (BLOs) – Crest Nicholson v Ardmore

Building Liability Orders (BLOs) – Crest Nicholson v Ardmore

June 04, 2026

In this article, Rachel Murray-Smith, Conrad Turnock and Helen Arthur explain the significance of Crest Nicholson v Ardmore Ardmore [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC); [2026] EWHC 1069 (TCC), one of the first major decisions to consider the scope of building liability orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 and its impact on available routes to recovery.

Look, no hands

Look, no hands

May 29, 2026

Roy Pinnock and Ejiro Agbaire look at how planning is adjusting to autonomous vehicles.

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: Why Local Authorities Cannot Afford to Wait

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: Why Local Authorities Cannot Afford to Wait

May 20, 2026

The UK Government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is likely to mark a significant shift in regulatory expectations. Jonathan Askin, Partner at Hugh James, explores the reasons why.

Household waste sites and national landscapes

Household waste sites and national landscapes

May 15, 2026

The Court of Appeal has upheld the grant of planning permission for a new household waste and recycling centre in the National Landscape of north Norfolk – more than 10 years after the existing site was found to be no longer fit for purpose. Harriet Townsend KC and Matt Lewin examine the ruling.

The (further) perils of failing to comply with service requirements

The (further) perils of failing to comply with service requirements

May 13, 2026

Avoiding duplication between planning and licensing

Avoiding duplication between planning and licensing

Apr 27, 2026

Urban development – helping overcome obstacles

Urban development – helping overcome obstacles

Apr 24, 2026

Titchfield Festival Theatre - the new chapter. Or not, as it happens

Titchfield Festival Theatre - the new chapter. Or not, as it happens

Apr 17, 2026

Permission for Take Off: £205m Cardiff Airport Subsidy Authorised by the CAT

Permission for Take Off: £205m Cardiff Airport Subsidy Authorised by the CAT

Apr 16, 2026

Changes to the written representations procedure process for appeals

Apr 09, 2026

Planning committees and delegation

Apr 09, 2026

Injunctions to restrain breaches of planning control

Apr 09, 2026

Lawfulness and applications for a CLEUD

Apr 08, 2026

£150m Clean Maritime Grant Competition Opens – Critical Subsidy Control Steps for Applicants

Apr 01, 2026

Self-grants of planning permission, functional separation and demolition avoidance

Mar 27, 2026

Housing delivery stalling - role of local authorities

Mar 20, 2026

Planning appeals and costs awards

Mar 13, 2026

Refusal of planning applications against officers’ advice

Mar 12, 2026

The latest Sizewell C JR

Mar 12, 2026

Accelerating the planning appeals process: unintended consequences

Mar 06, 2026

Affordable housing funding news & unlocking S106 units

Mar 05, 2026

Residential developments: new section 106 delivery roadmap

Mar 05, 2026

The draft NPPF consultation: what’s new

Feb 27, 2026

Development, flood risk and planning judgment

Feb 18, 2026

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.

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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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Senior Solicitor

£51,356 - £54,495 (pay award pending)

Senior Solicitor (Contract & Procurement)

£51,356 - £54,495 (pay award pending)

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