England planning news

The details of proposed planning reforms due in 2018 are this month’s headline news.

We also report on measures confirmed for the first few months, including a 20% application fee increase from 17 January, and changes to boost neighbourhood planning and require local plan reviews.

Amongst our review of recent court judgments is Dover District Council v CPRE Kent, explaining the circumstances when reasons for a grant of permission should be stated.

Read more on this and other new law and policy matters in Lichfields’ England Planning News.

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