The Court of Appeal has decided that failing to publish a s.106 agreement (or unilateral undertaking or s.278 highway agreement) prior to granting planning permission can render a planning permission granted in reliance on that agreement unlawful. Victoria Searle sets out the actions councils need to take following the ruling.

Christopher Cant looks at the lessons to be learned from a recent judicial review challenge over a council’s decision to issue and serve a CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) stop notice.

Alex Madden looks at how Wales can create a more effective planning system.

The Court of Appeal has recently overturned a High Court ruling and found that the grant of planning permission by Isle of Wight Council for 473 dwellings was unlawful. Charles Streeten and Brendan Brett explain why.

Jemima Allison and Steve Gummer provide insight into the opening of the first application window under Ofgem's new cap and floor regulatory scheme.

Alastair Lewis and James Goldthorpe analyse major reform proposals to the way in which environmental obligations are discharged within the planning regime.

In a landmark step for the UK’s energy strategy, Ofgem has officially opened the first application window under its new cap and floor regulatory scheme for Long Duration Electricity Storage (“LDES”) projects, writes Sharpe Pritchard.

The Supreme Court has handed down a landmark ruling on the lawfulness of a provision in a local authority's constitution which restricted voting by members on deferred applications for planning permission to those who had been present at the meeting or meetings at which the application had previously been considered. Philip McCourt set out the key points from the judgment.