News that the government is set to defend in court a decision by a Surrey council to grant planning permission for six oil wells leads our roundup of today’s news.
High Court quashes permission for 4,000-home urban extension in Kent
A council has agreed to quash its permission for a 4,000-home ‘garden city’ to the south of Canterbury in Kent after the High Court came down on the side of objectors who argued that the decision conflicted with the local plan and would have negative environmental impacts.
‘Rogue landlord’ handed £275,000 penalty by court for renting out unauthorised outbuilding
A court has issued a “rogue landlord” with a £275,000 proceeds of crime penalty for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice regarding the unlawful construction and renting out of an outbuilding behind a house in west London.
Build-to-rent could help cities meet their higher housing need figures, lobby group research claims
Almost 90 per cent of build-to-rent units have been built in cities where the government has increased housing need levels, according to new research by lobby group the British Property Federation (BPF) that it says shows how the sector could play a “critical role” in helping councils meet their higher home requirements.
‘Planning permission may be required for government-backed home heat pumps’
A report that planning permission may be required to install some of the home heat pumps that the government has promised to fund as part of its environmental drive leads today’s newspaper roundup.
Council green lights 1,500-home garden village masterplan
A council has approved a masterplan for a garden village of more than 1,500 homes, of which about a fifth would be on green belt land.
‘High Court rejects legal challenges to Southampton Airport runway extension’
News that the High Court has rejected legal challenges to the controversial extension of Southampton Airport’s runway and a mixed reception to the government’s new plan to cut carbon emissions feature in our round up of today’s news.
Tackling climate emergency should be ‘top priority’ for planning system, says new RTPI and TCPA guidance
Responding to the climate emergency should be the “top priority” of the planning system and be “embedded” in all local plan policy requirements, joint new guidance from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has recommended.
Plans for 3,000-home Oxford urban extension could be submitted in 2023, says council
A planning application for a 3,000-home urban extension on a former green belt site to the south of Oxford could be submitted in 2023, after city councillors voted to proceed with creating a development agreement with fellow landowners.
High Court rejects council’s argument that inspector should have taken account of past housing over-supply when considering five-year target
A High Court judge has in a guideline case dismissed a Gloucestershire council’s argument that an inspector was wrong in not taking account of its past over-supply of housing land when assessing whether it had the required five-year pipeline of deliverable sites, ruling that this is a matter of planning judgment.