The Court of Appeal has endorsed a written ministerial statement (WMS) restricting the ability of councils to set higher energy efficiency standards for new homes in plan than national regulations.

Area character concerns arising from a proposed redevelopment of a 1970s flatted scheme in Hampshire have been overruled. If you haven't already, register your details to planning and unlock 1 article ...

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A proposed 400 megawatt battery storage scheme proposed in the Lincolnshire countryside has been approved after the inspector ruled the site was an appropriate location.

Heritage impacts have ruled out a redevelopment proposal for a site in a London conservation area, due to the height of a proposed office building.

A 50-home scheme proposed in the West Midlands green belt was approved after an inspector held that the site could be classed as grey belt. If you haven't already, register your details to planning ...

Conflict with spatial strategy has been held to be outweighed by the benefits of a 140-home scheme in North Yorkshire. If you haven't already, register your details to planning and unlock 1 article ...

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An inspector has upheld a developer’s appeal to build an 81-hectare solar farm on unallocated best and most versatile (BMV) agricultural land after concluding that imposing planning conditions, ...

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More councils have said they are considering legal action against the government’s use of hotels to house asylum seekers following a key court ruling, it has emerged.