Property Law Updates

The Green Belt is not as sacrosanct as some might wish it to be and must sometimes give way to the modern world’s need for essential infrastructure. The point was made when the High Court

Government policy is firmly in favour of encouraging renewable energy sources, but that did not avail the would-be developers of a solar energy plant which was planned to cover more than 22 hectares of countryside.

Roadside trees often reach an impressive size and are a valued part of the urban scene. However, it is some measure of the pressure for more housing that public concern for the fate of a

The appearance of the London skyline has always been controversial. However, in a major victory for developers, the High Court has given the green light for a project which will transform a 3.5 hectare site

Wind turbines marching across the countryside are not to everyone’s taste and are a constant source of controversy. However, it was concerns about aircraft safety, not the visual impact on the landscape, which resulted in

In an important victory for local democracy, one of the first ‘neighbourhood plans’ adopted under the Localism Act 2011 proved instrumental in blocking plans for more than 100 new homes on the outskirts of a

Almost nobody would want a waste plant near their home but the weight of rubbish created by the modern world means that they have to be built somewhere. In a case which illustrated the point,

In an important decision for developers, a tribunal has ruled that registration of land and buildings as ‘assets of community value’ under the Localism Act 2011 requires more than speculative evidence that they can be

The vexed issues raised by widespread conversion of commercial premises into residential accommodation loomed large as the High Court struck down planning permission for a Central London furniture store to be turned into a swish

In a ruling of interest to tenants of tied properties, an RAF squadron leader’s ex-wife, who was ordered out of her government-owned home after her husband left her, has failed to convince judges that her