A number of significant changes to the planning enforcement regime will come into effect from 25 April 2024. Perhaps the most notable of these is a change to the time period in which Local Planning Authorities can take enforcement action against unauthorised development. Rebecca Stewart explores some of these changes.

Simon Ricketts assesses the Government’s proposed new measures for an accelerated planning system intended to provide greater certainty to applicants and enable delivery partners to bring forward housing.

Ed Telepneff examines a key proposal contained in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act in relation to the time limit for enforcement against breaches of planning control.

At what point does a site cease to be “available” for the purposes of the sequential test? This was the question considered in a recent case, writes Katie Scuoler.

Gregory Jones KC analyses a recent case involving the application of the Blue Pencil Rule on a consent order.

Michele Vas analyses the recent Galloway v Durham County Council case which was principally concerned with the issue of whether the planning permission approved a solar farm with a capacity of 50MW or more.

The High Court has considered and, in a judgment handed down last month, rejected a suggestion that a local planning authority has a discretion to refuse to determine an application for the discharge of a condition which it considers after the statutory 3-year deadline for the implementation of the planning permission to which it relates. Brendan Brett explains the ruling.

Roderick Morton analyses a recent case which examined, amongst other things, whether a permission can be considered implemented if there is deviation from the approved plans.