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Sanjida Begum

First Judicial Interpretation of Building Safety Act 2022: Key Ruling on Information Orders and Building Liability Orders

BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 434 (TCC), published on 27 February 2025, provides the first judicial...

03/04/25
Nicola Gooch

LURA Returns: Crown Development, CIL and National Parks in the High Court

In a break from our recent coverage of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, this post considers recent developments in LURA-Land. And...

03/04/25
Vanessa Horn

Right to Manage and Mixed-Use Premises

The right to manage (RTM) regime has undergone legislative changes. These amendments address key aspects such as the eligibility criteria...

01/04/25
Alex Delin

Can a Remediation Order be made against a Landlord with no repairing and maintenance obligations under Section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022?

It is now well-known under the Building Safety Act 2022 a person with a legal or equitable interest in a relevant building has a right to...

01/04/25
Nicola Gooch

Spring Forecast 2025: Labour plans to build its way to economic growth

Earlier today, the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement and… well… let's just say that it caught me a little by surprise.  It is now...

26/03/25
Nicola Gooch

The Treasury vs the Regulators: Natural England and the Environment Agency in the spotlight

I meant to write this blog earlier in the week, but got distracted by a family construction project that almost certainly would not get...

23/03/25
Timothy Willis

The art of interpretation in dispute resolution: Lessons from BDW Trading v Ardmore Construction

As a construction professional, I am certain that you have by now come across the judgment in BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction...

20/03/25
Alex Delin

The Building Safety Levy

Following the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Building Safety Act 2022 (the “Act”) was introduced to improve the design, construction...

17/03/25
Nicola Gooch

The Planning & Infrastructure Bill: An Overview

It is finally here. The Labour Government's flagship planning bill has arrived in parliament.  The PIB has taken flight, and I have...

11/03/25
Nicola Gooch

Service Stations in the Grey Belt, Local Plan SoS and other news...

Rumour has it that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is likely to make its parliamentary debut next week. Whilst we all wait for the PIB...

08/03/25
Paul Henson

Supreme Court clarifies rules on boundary disputes

On 26 February 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in the case of Brown v Ridley. This case revolved around the...

27/02/25
Nicola Gooch

Green Belt, Grey Belt, Brownfield, 30 Month Local Plans and Changes to the CIL Regulations: a quick(ish) round up of very recent events.

Earlier today, MHCLG published several updates to the national planning policy guidance, draft amendments to the CIL Regulations and the...

27/02/25
Nicola Gooch

High Court rules on time-limits in CIL enforcement cases.

Last Friday, the High Court decided a potentially rather important CIL enforcement case, which deserves some attention. The case is ...

25/02/25
Vanessa Horn

Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings

Stakeholders in the property industry await the outcome of the government’s consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of...

24/02/25
Nicola Gooch

More Mayoral CIL: Spatial Development Strategies and the complexity of multiple charging schedules.

Regular readers may have spotted that I do some of my best work in soft play centres. Today is no exception*. For some reason, watching...

20/02/25
Nicola Gooch

MHCLG's Busy Day: New Towns, New Homes, Draft Legislation & First Time Buyers

February 13th is rarely noteworthy. It is a date that tends to be overshadowed by its more famous neighbour*. This year, however, was an...

14/02/25
Gordon Chan

Payment notices are red, payless notices are blue… but it’s the substance within that’s true!

According to King’s College London’s third construction adjudication report published in November 2024, the Technology and Construction...

13/02/25
Nicola Gooch

MHCLG revises NPPF following typographical error highlighted in Grey Belt Appeal Decision

Earlier today, MHCLG quietly revised the December 2024 version of the National Planning Policy Framework.  Before you start to panic, the...

07/02/25
Nicola Gooch

A Whirlwind of a Week: Mead in the Court of Appeal, Infrastructure pledges, a Land Use Framework for England, and some other stuff

Well, this has certainly been a week. January is often a busy old month, but the last seven days have felt a bit like being caught in a...

01/02/25
Nicola Gooch

Go for Growth: The Chancellor, Planning Reform and a weekend of activity

People often ask how I find the time to write these posts. Well, due to a series of unfortunate events, this one was started huddled...

26/01/25
Nicola Gooch

Rainbow Bright: How are Green Belt, Grey Belt and the Golden Rules being interpreted so far....

The New NPPF has been in effect for decision-making for a few weeks now, which means that the appeal decisions made under the new rules...

19/01/25
Nicola Gooch

New Draft Fees Order Published - Planning Fees to rise on 1 April 2025

On Monday, the Government laid a draft statutory instrument before parliament that, once made, will increase a wide range of planning...

14/01/25
Nicola Gooch

The State of the Planning Nation: A new year and some not so new challenges

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025.  I hope you all had a relaxing and restorative break over the Christmas period, as this year looks set...

10/01/25
Nicola Gooch

T'was the last working day before Christmas: A Festive Case-Law (and CIL) round-up

It is my last working day before Christmas, and the emails are blessedly quiet, so what better way to celebrate the imminent festivities...

24/12/24
Paul Henson

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas...The First Significant First Tier Tribunal Decision on a Remedial Contribution Order Case

The case of Triathlon Homes v Stratford Village Development Partnership (1) Get Living Plc (2) East Village Management Limited (3) [2024]...

20/12/24
Ben Gildea

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...Calculating Rents Under The Electronic Communications Code – Where Are We Now?

Undoubtedly the telecommunications industry remains a vital sector for the future of the British economy. The new Labour government...

19/12/24
Nicola Gooch

Let us CPO: MHCLG launches pre-Christmas consultation on proposals to significantly broaden CPO powers and the ability to remove hope value

After four significant working papers and a shiny new NPPF, we finally have a traditional pre-Christmas consultation! Today MHCLG has...

19/12/24
Jane Anderson

On The Tenth Day of Christmas.....Fixed Recoverable Costs Where Are We Now?

After a few false starts the extended Fixed Recoverable Costs (“FRC”) regime came into effect on 1 October 2023 (“the Rules”). The...

18/12/24
Elisa Daykin

On the Ninth Day of Christmas....intention to occupy and subsequent damages under S37A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

In the case of McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd v Shirayama Shokusan Company Ltd [2024], McDonald’s sought a new lease for premises in the...

17/12/24
Nicola Gooch

I'm Dreaming of a White Paper... on Strategic Planning*

Hot on the heels of Sunday's working paper on nature recovery, we have yet another festive delivery. Today, the Government has released...

16/12/24