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Drop-in dropout: local authority decision to grant a 'drop in' application quashed
01 Feb 2024
Aysen Dennis, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Southwark
The recent High Court judgment has important implications for the interpretation of planning permissions and use of 'drop in' permissions following Hillside (learn more in our article here). It confirms that an outline, phased permission is not inherently severable.
Whether a permission is or is not severable, and can be amended by a later 'drop in' permission, will depend on whether this was intended when the permission was granted and the extent to which this is clear from the permission itself. Going forwards, if severability is intended, it must be designed into the scheme and made clear on the face of the permission and in the supporting documents.
The recent High Court judgment has important implications for the interpretation of planning permissions and use of 'drop in' permissions following Hillside (learn more in our article here). It confirms that an outline, phased permission is not inherently severable.
Whether a permission is or is not severable, and can be amended by a later 'drop in' permission, will depend on whether this was intended when the permission was granted and the extent to which this is clear from the permission itself. Going forwards, if severability is intended, it must be designed into the scheme and made clear on the face of the permission and in the supporting documents.
Latest episode of 'Planning Unplugged' podcast looks at Biodiversity Net Gain provisions for landowners
24 Jan 2024
What should landowners be expecting with the latest changes to biodiversity net gain regulations? Our host and managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associate James Clark and partner in WBD's agriculture team Andrew Farquharson to talk about what landowners should be looking for to take advantage of biodiversity net gain provisions and what basic management and responsibilities they should be tackling to maximise their land's potential.
Fiske: the latest update
22 Dec 2023
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgement in the latest instalment in a series of legal challenges against various planning permissions for a solar farm site at East Wellow in Hampshire. The history of this site is complex but the judgements provide useful authority on the position regarding variation of planning conditions under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA) and incompatibility of overlapping planning permissions.
2023 foreign direct investment year end update: continued expansion of FDI regulations
20 Dec 2023
As previously reported, regulations and restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) have expanded quickly in the United States and in many of its trading partner countries around the world. FDI has been further complicated in the U.S. by the passage of individual state laws – often focused the acquisition of “agricultural land,” and in Europe by the passage of screening regimes by the individual Member States of the European Union (E.U.).
New 'Planning Unplugged' podcast episode discusses Biodiversity Net Gain from a local authority perspective
20 Dec 2023
As new biodiversity net gain regulations look to take effect from 2024, what should local authorities be doing to prepare?
In the second episode of our 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host and managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about what steps authorities have to take to embrace the raft of changes, and how its not just the planning departments who need to keep an eye on the latest moves.
In the second episode of our 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host and managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about what steps authorities have to take to embrace the raft of changes, and how its not just the planning departments who need to keep an eye on the latest moves.
Planning Unplugged podcast series debut episode explores Biodiversity Net Gain considerations for developers
30 Nov 2023
In the first episode of Womble Bond Dickinson's new 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host, managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about the new 10% requirement for applications - and why developers would be wary to move any newts before work starts.
2024 Legal Tech Trends Report
20 Nov 2023
A look into the legal tech future. Eight international experts predict what’s to come in 2024 and how you can prepare yourself and your organisation.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises Britain's leading UK holiday operator on property portfolio expansion
07 Nov 2023
A multi-disciplinary team from international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised on the acquisition of two prominent golf hotel for Britain's leading UK holiday operator.
The firm has advised Bourne Leisure, owned by Blackstone-managed funds, on the purchase of Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club and The Forest of Arden Country Club as part of the group's expansion of its Warner Leisure Hotels portfolio.
The firm has advised Bourne Leisure, owned by Blackstone-managed funds, on the purchase of Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club and The Forest of Arden Country Club as part of the group's expansion of its Warner Leisure Hotels portfolio.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises on acquisitions to deliver rent-to-buy properties in Chesterfield, Longframlington and Wisbech
26 Oct 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised long-standing client Rentplus-UK Ltd on new acquisitions that will see the introduction of its revolutionary rent-to-buy model in Derbyshire and Northumberland, as well as the expansion of its presence in Cambridgeshire.
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