Category Archives: Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013

An application has been submitted for permission to apply for judicial review of the recent amendments to the GPDO 2015 and the Use Classes Order 1987 …

An application has been submitted for permission to apply for judicial review of the recent amendments to the GPDO 2015 and the Use Classes Order 1987.  For reference, this consists of the amendments to the GPDO 2015 made by SI 2020 No. 755 and SI 2020 No. 756 (due to come into force on 31/08/2020) and the amendments to the Use Classes Order 1987 made by SI 2020 No. 757 (due to come in force on 01/09/2020).

For more information about this judicial review, please view this post on Martin Goodall's "Planning Law Blog".

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 29/10/2020) on significant changes to the planning system …

The government has published the following White Paper, which includes a consultation that runs for 12 weeks from 06/08/2020 until 29/10/2020: Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (August 2020) …

MHCLG has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

The government publishes its response to the consultation relating to PD rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage …

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Proposed reforms to permitted development rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage" (which ran for (approx) 10 weeks from 27/08/2019 until 04/11/2019): Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (July 2020) …

MHCLG has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (31/08/2020) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 2 new Statutory Instruments (SIs) come into force on 31/08/2020 (at 9am and 10am respectively): Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (25/06/2020 and 01/08/2020) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 25/06/2020 and 01/08/2020: Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Coronavirus (COVID-19): planning update” (May 2020) …

MHCLG has published the following "Coronavirus (COVID-19): planning update": Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to the GPDO relating to emergency development by local authorities or health service bodies (09/04/2020) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 09/04/2020 (at 10am): Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to the GPDO relating to the temporary provision of takeaway food (24/03/2020) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 24/03/2020 (at 10am): Continue reading →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (March 2020) …

MHCLG has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

The government announces its intention to make further changes to the planning system, including PD rights …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post and this post for the legislation relating to Part 1 of the GPDO.
- This post and this post for the legislation relating to Other Parts of the GPDO.]

[UPDATE: For the subsequent "Planning for the Future - White Paper", please view this post.]

[UPDATE: For the subsequent "Changes to the current planning system - Consultation on changes to planning policy and regulations", please view this post.]

The government has published the following policy paper, which sets out the government's intention to make further changes to the planning system, including permitted development rights: Continue reading →

The government publishes a consultation (until 04/11/2019) relating to PD rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for (approx) 10 weeks from 27/08/2019 until 04/11/2019: Continue reading →

High Court judgment relating to article 7 of the GPDO (31/07/2019) …

[UPDATE ON 16/02/2020: For information about the subsequent "Gluck" High Court judgment dated 31/01/2020, which supports the interpretation that LPAs can use article 7 of the GPDO to agree a "longer period" (and concludes that the below "Warren Farm" judgment should not be followed), please view this post.]

Introduction:

The following High Court judgment relating to article 7 of the GPDO (i.e. the provision to agree a "longer period" for an application for prior approval) was handed down on 31/07/2019: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (25/05/2019) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "Other Parts of the GPDO – Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 25/05/2019: Continue reading →