Reports on planning matters
The following articles have been published by Planning and their content could be useful for civic and community groups in engagement with their Council.
Summary of tall buildings report for 2022
Court decision provides guidance on Assets of Community Value
Court ruling gives councils scope to turn down upward extensions
High Court decision supports retaining ACV designation
EUV and AUV in viability assessments
Planning article on call-in of Oxford Street M&S store development
Ricketts M&S demolition piece
Minister refuses Article 4 Directions to block office PDR
Government report on permitted development applications
LPAs with most approvals and most refusals for Class MA PDR applications
Councils fail to block badly designed schemes
Government to force landlords to rent after six months
Gove set to announce £7bn property developer levy
Reported demise of S.106 and earlier updates by PlanningResource
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Planning in London, Issue 138, Jul-Sep 2026
Issue 138 of Planning in London, the journal of the London Planning and Development Forum, has been published, covering the ...
The GLC legacy – 40 Years On
There will be a conference on 31st October 2026 on Designing London: The Landscape Legacy of the Greater London Council, ...
Dates for Tube train upgrades
A TimeOut news report by Eloise Feilden describes how the plans for replacing the 54 year old Bakerloo Line's trains ...
Garden Annexe, Caravan, or Mobile Home?
Tim Catchpole of the Mortlake and East Sheen Society writes…
Our Society has had a recent experience which we would like to share with other London Forum members who may [more…]
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