South West planning news

A important news story for the South West is the launch of  the first West of England Strategy Discussion Paper.

We also report on two High Court judgments regarding Secretary of State decisions: the first which explored the materiality of one recent Secretary of State decision to another, and the other relating to the Communities Secretary not taking a proposed condition into account when making his decision.

 

Read more on this and other new law and policy initiatives in Lichfields’ latest South West Planning News.

In addition, Parliament returns today; we anticipate planning policy-related announcements to emerge in the next ten days, before Parliament rises again for party conference season.

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