The enforcement of planning control plays a vital part in the overall planning regime. Many of our clients rely on the experience of our planning law team in dealing with breaches and potential breaches of planning control.
Our lawyers have extensive planning law expertise, and provide advice and representation to local planning authorities and developers on enforcement issues including:
Our wealth of experience means we can provide assistance from the beginning to the end of the enforcement process, advising on enforcement policies, drafting notices, inquiries, and where appropriate, issuing or defending civil and or criminal proceedings.
15 January 2026
As Wall Street and Silicon Valley debate whether there’s an ‘AI Bubble’, investment in the data centres powering the AI economy shows no sign of slowing. Global spending is forecast to hit $3 trillion in the next three years, with up to 100 data centres planned for construction in the UK already. Against this backdrop,…
Read more12 January 2026
On 29 August 2025, the High Court handed down its judgment in R (Rydon Group Holdings Ltd) v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2025] EWHC 2182 (Admin), a judicial review claim brought by a developer relating to the building safety crisis that followed the Grenfell Tower fire. The Court found the…
Read more23 December 2025
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is finally here! Having received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, marking the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in decades. With reforms rolling out in waves from April 2026 through 2027, public sector employers, including local authorities and central government bodies, must prepare for sweeping changes that will…
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