Planning and The Environment
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A closer look at Compulsory Purchase Orders
A closely followed Inner House case concerning a compulsory purchase order.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 17 May 2012
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Wind farm challenge blown away?
A closely followed English case concerning a challenge to a wind farm development has been settled out of court.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 27 Feb 2012
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Protective Expenses Orders - a Scottish Government consultation
The Scottish Government is consulting on legal challenges to decisions by public authorities under the Public Participation Directive 2003.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 24 Feb 2012
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Kicking up a stink: nuisance and the right to protest
The highly publicised "Occupy" movement's protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral has been the subject of court action, the City of London v Samede and others, which has a bearing on the law of nuisance
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 26 Jan 2012
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Restricting Occupancy Restrictions for Housing
The Chief Planner has written to all Heads of Planning in relation to the use of planning conditions imposing occupancy restrictions in housing developments.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 21 Nov 2011
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Changes to Permitted Development Rights for planning
The Scottish Government has recently announced that regulations will shortly be brought into force to amend and extend existing permitted development rights.
By: Denise Findlay
Published: 4 Nov 2011
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Eliminating the Competition?
The Court of Session in Dawn Developments v South Lanarkshire Council has held that a local planning authority's decision not to hear competing planning applications together does not amount to procedural unfairness.
By: Denise Findlay
Published: 4 Nov 2011
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Planning appeals: procedural slips and fair cracks of the whip
The Court of Session has decided that a failure to afford appellants in planning appeals an opportunity to respond to new evidence was contrary to natural justice and a breach of the Planning Appeals Regulations.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 9 Sep 2011
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When does development begin?
The Court of Session in Doonin v Scottish Ministers has provided some useful guidance for developers and planning authorities as to when development has lawfully been “commenced”, which is a grey area in planning law.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 1 Sep 2011
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Important Update on "Planning Obligations"
Scotland's Chief Planner has written to all Scottish Planning Departments with an important update on the law and practice applicable to 'planning agreements', now known as 'planning obligations'.
By: Douglas Milne
Published: 3 Aug 2011
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