Planning
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The Ashtons Planning and Regulatory teams have successfully supported a client who had been prosecuted in 2023 by a local authority for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice,...
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A defendant prosecuted for non-compliance with a planning enforcement notice, may secure an acquittal via the replication of lost appeal rights in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. A...
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This week’s spotlight is on Bob McGeady, a consultant in our Planning Law team. Bob McGeady What is your role at Ashtons? I am a consultant specialising in planning and...
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Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed to the quashing of a planning permission it has granted following a successful challenge by Ashtons Legal acting on behalf of an affected neighbour....
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Following a two-day hearing at the High Court in October, a Court has now issued a decision in favour of Thurston Parish Council in their case against Mid Suffolk District...
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This guide provides a general overview of what a judicial review claim is, how and why you might want to bring one, and what remedies the court can order. What...
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A multi-disciplinary team at Ashtons Legal have today assisted Thurston Parish Council in bringing judicial review proceedings against Mid Suffolk District Council. These proceedings challenge the grant of planning permission...
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There is a piece of rock on the hill behind my house where I go to contemplate the world or try to work out how I might deal with a...
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If you’re attempting to get planning permission to develop your property, you need to ensure that you understand exactly what is expected of you, and what requirements you need to...
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Ashtons Legal are pleased to be promoting a book which has been written by Planning and Development Consultant Bob McGeady along with renowned Barrister Meyric Lewis. The book, entitled ‘Certificates...
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New law opens the way to more building development by giving landowners the chance to break public usage rights to prevent registration of village greens. Public use of privately owned...
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Planning law reform being considered by the coalition government may lead to a two-tier system, according to developer Hammerson. Head of retail at the company Robin Dobson stated that it...
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