In July the Government announced that, from April 2028, council services will be delivered by two new unitary authorities – ...

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) have launched new guidance for ...

A property and development industries group has called for the appointment of at least six High Court judges to serve as planning specialists who would not sit on other types of cases.

A planning inspector has decided that metropolitan open land can count as ’grey belt’ and so be acceptable for development. Inspector Alison Fish said the proposal to replace a former tennis court and ...

Hertfordshire County Council and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council have become the latest local authorities to send ...

Three London councils have this week signalled their intention to submit proposals under the Sustainable Communities Act, ...

A survey of more than 500 legal professionals carried out by LexisNexis has found that nearly all of them (94%) use AI for legal work, with a third (34%) using it daily. However, more than four in ...

On the community renewal taskforce, the Government noted: “Our communities have been left behind, high streets falling into ...

As of this week (1 September), local authorities will have a duty to notify schools, GP practices and health visiting ...

Mr Phillips then sought judicial review on two grounds. The first was that Islington’s refusal to reduce or waive council tax liability was illegal under s.6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 because there ...

The Law Society of England and Wales has said the justice system must be ready to deliver on the Hillsborough Law, ahead of ...

The High Court has dismissed a judicial review claim contending that the London Borough of Southwark failed in its statutory duty to provide education for a child in her GCSE year.