Talk About Town
28 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Update: A Plan Coming Together?
Much can happen in a week, and it did last week with respect to the Government seeking to streamline the Planning Act 2008 regime for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and send out the clear message that Britain is open for infrastructure investment and the place where global investors should be investing.
Written by:
Martyn Jarvis
19.03.25
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – Town Legal Summary
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 11 March 2025. Please read our summary here of the key changes proposed in relation to the planning system in the context of other recent government announcements.
Written by:
Susannah Herbert
14 January 2025
The London Borough of Southwark (Elephant and Castle Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order (No.2) 2023
On 7 January 2025, inspector D J Board issued her delegated decision to confirm the London Borough of Southwark (Elephant and Castle Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order (No.2) 2023.
Written by:
Mary Cook & Sadia Hussain
19 December 2024
Compulsory Reading: An early Christmas present
Just in case your Christmas holiday reading list wasn’t already long enough with the revised NPPF published on 16 December 2024 and all the guidance documents MHCLG has published since then, the Government launched its consultation on reforming the compulsory purchase process and compensation rules today (19 December 2024).
Written by
Nikita Sellers / Raj Gupta
16 December 2024
Compulsory Reading: Reflections on 2024
Latest statistics from MHCLG updated in October 2024 (Compulsory purchase orders: Register of decisions - GOV.UK) confirm that so far this calendar year there have been 38 decisions on compulsory purchase orders in England
Written by
Mary Cook
14 October 2024
Compulsory Reading – Peripheral Vision
Sometimes there are cases in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (“the Tribunal”) that do not directly concern claims for compensation for compulsory purchase but do consider principles that are directly relevant to our practice.
Written by
Nikita Sellers / Sophie Bell
7 August 2024
Compulsory Reading – Law Commission Review
This article is based in part on a presentation given by Raj at the Compulsory Purchase Association’s Annual Conference 2024.
Written by
Aline Hyde and Raj Gupta
05 July 2024
Painting Town Planning Red
What should we be looking out for in the next few months?
Written by
Duncan Field
03 July 2024
Planning Law (With Chickens): Election Special
With the general election just days away, we bring you commentary on the planning, housing, energy and environment policies in the parties’ manifestos. Still undecided or interested to know what to expect from the newly elected government? This episode is for you!
Featuring
Nikita Sellers, Meeta Kaur, Duncan Field and Steve Quartermain
27 June 2024
LURA 2024 update
With LURA coming into force and the General Election now 1 week away, our team takes a stock check on where we are with the Act before a new Government is elected.
Written by
Michael Gallimore and Dougal Ainsley
20 June 2024
Manifesto Review 2024
What are the political parties promising for planning?
Written by
Duncan Field, Juliet Munn, Aline Hyde and Victoria Porter
28 March 2024
Planning Law (With Chickens): 46 years in the law
Join us as we look back at Patrick Robinson’s long and successful career ahead of his retirement.
Featuring
Patrick Robinson
28 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Update: A Plan Coming Together?
Much can happen in a week, and it did last week with respect to the Government seeking to streamline the Planning Act 2008 regime for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and send out the clear message that Britain is open for infrastructure investment and the place where global investors should be investing.
Written by:
Martyn Jarvis
19.03.25
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – Town Legal Summary
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 11 March 2025. Please read our summary here of the key changes proposed in relation to the planning system in the context of other recent government announcements.
Written by:
Susannah Herbert
14 January 2025
The London Borough of Southwark (Elephant and Castle Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order (No.2) 2023
On 7 January 2025, inspector D J Board issued her delegated decision to confirm the London Borough of Southwark (Elephant and Castle Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order (No.2) 2023.
Written by:
Mary Cook & Sadia Hussain
19 December 2024
Compulsory Reading: An early Christmas present
Just in case your Christmas holiday reading list wasn’t already long enough with the revised NPPF published on 16 December 2024 and all the guidance documents MHCLG has published since then, the Government launched its consultation on reforming the compulsory purchase process and compensation rules today (19 December 2024).
Written by
Nikita Sellers / Raj Gupta
16 December 2024
Compulsory Reading: Reflections on 2024
Latest statistics from MHCLG updated in October 2024 (Compulsory purchase orders: Register of decisions - GOV.UK) confirm that so far this calendar year there have been 38 decisions on compulsory purchase orders in England
Written by
Mary Cook
14 October 2024
Compulsory Reading – Peripheral Vision
Sometimes there are cases in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (“the Tribunal”) that do not directly concern claims for compensation for compulsory purchase but do consider principles that are directly relevant to our practice.
Written by
Nikita Sellers / Sophie Bell