Planning and development – what every property lawyer needs to know

In her latest planning and development update for property lawyers, Peta Dollar will cover the following:

Development:

• Restrictive covenants
• Easements: Changes to LRPG 62
• Conditional contracts
• Adverse possession: Clapham v Narga; Brown v Ridley
• Boundaries: White v Alder
• Government response to CMA recommendations on housebuilding

Planning:

• R (Friends of West Oxfordshire Cotswolds) v West Oxfordshire District Council (s73)
• Friends of the Earth Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (climate-related issues)
• Farnham Town Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities; Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities v Rogers (Rev1) (s288)
• Evans v Bridgend County Borough Council (repeat planning applications)
• Jones v Shropshire Council (CIL)
• Mead Realisations Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (policy/guidance)
• Greenfields (IOW) Limited v Isle of Wight Council (s106)
• Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance following Finch
• Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025
• The Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-25
• The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No 7) Regulations 2025