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Mobile homes and separate planning units

A planning inspector recently upheld Swansea Council’s Cleud refusal in the Gower National Landscape. Esther Drabkin-Reiter and Merrow Golden explain why.
January 13, 2026
Mobile homes and separate planning units

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Airport expansion, EIAs and emissions

December 10, 2025
Estelle Dehon KC, Ruchi Parekh, and Hannah Taylor look at the lessons from the High Court’s recent dismissal of a challenge to approval for the expansion of Luton Airport.

Calculation of Biodiversity Net Gain

December 09, 2025
The High Court recently refused judicial review of decision to redevelop Bristol Zoo Gardens, providing guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain, Carbon Calculations and Open Space. Peter Goatley KC and Sioned Davies analyse the ruling.

Is there a discretion to extinguish CIL?

November 28, 2025
A High Court judge has decided two important points in the context of the Community Infrastructure Levy. Christopher Cant sets out the lessons from the ruling.

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