Planning

This note explains the circumstances in which businesses run from home require planning consent

This note discusses the regeneration potential of the London Olympic Games

This note covers rules for local authority councillors who determine planning applications

This note highlights some important issues in the planning part of the Localism Bill as it completed its Commons stages and went to the House of Lords.

This note looks at the role of energy from waste and incineration.

This paper covers the Commons Committee Stage of the Bill, and complements Research Papers 11/02 and 11/03, prepared for Second Reading. The Bill covers a wide range of topics in local government, planning, housing and the governance of London. It was not substantially amended in Committee, although there were some minor technical Government amendments. However, at several points, Ministers agreed to look again at certain issues and consider whether to introduce amendments at Report Stage.

This note describes the options for local authority intervention if a development has been left unfinished.

This paper covers three parts of the Bill: Part 5 of the Bill will abolish regional planning, introduce a neighbourhood planning regime and abolish the Infrastructure Planning Commission. Part 6 of the Bill will make significant changes to the way in which social housing is provided and will also repeal the legislation governing the provision of Home Information Packs (HIPs). This Part includes provisions that will enable the long awaited reform of council housing finance. Part 7 of the Bill will make changes to housing and regeneration functions in London. It will abolish the London Development Agency and introduce a regime for Mayoral Development Corporations. Changes to Greater London Authority governance will allow the delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor.

This note gives a brief overview of some of the main rules relating to compulsory purchase and the calculation of compensation

This note discusses how the European Convention on Human Rights affects UK planning law

This Note explains why the TWA was introduced and how it works.

This note covers green belt sales of small plots without planning consent to those who hope that the planning designation will one day be changed