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Goodbye Supplementary Planning Documents, Hello Supplementary Plans!

24 August 2026

With the opportunity to adopt new supplementary planning documents now over and a new National Planning Policy Framework in force, local planning authorities face a fundamentally changed landscape. In this article, James Goldthorpe, Rachel Lee and Emily Knowles from our planning team consider the implications for local planning authorities seeking to secure developer contributions through... Read more

“Just Dropping In”: Changing Large Development Schemes

4 July 2024

It is almost inevitable that large scale developments will be spatially phased in their build out. Flexibility to accommodate a degree of change is needed to enable larger schemes to proceed in a timely manner. A “drop in” permission, making changes to one part of the larger original development site, is one of the tools…

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Navigating 4/5G Mast Objections: Thomas v Cheltenham Borough Council

6 June 2024

The Government (whoever that may be post-4 July) will undoubtedly still encourage and promote, via the planning system, the wireless infrastructure agenda for the UK. Lots of us want and rely on this technology, yet the siting and installation of the masts and equipment required to support the system still raises objections. Most of the…

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