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RE:UK backs proportionality in higher-risk building work categorisation, clearer rules for mixed-use buildings, and guidance on when minor works trigger building control gateway escalation
Real Estate:UK (RE:UK) has issued its reply to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consultation concerning classification of higher-risk building work......
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England planning highlights: Luton Airport DCO appeal time bar, DESNZ NSIP fees consultation, A46 DCO correction, commons registration jurisdiction, and Ramsar sites treated as European sites (28 May 2026)
In this issue: Planning for nationally significant infrastructure project Rights of common Appropriate assessment and the Habitats and Birds Directive Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning for nationally significant infrastructure project Court of Appeal refuses extension of time for Luton Airport DCO appeal (Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise v SST) In R (on the application of Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise) v Secretary of State for Transport [2026] EWCA Civ 648, the Court of Appeal firmly declined to extend time to seek permission to appeal from the High Court’s rejection of a judicial review of the Luton Airport development consent order (DCO). The appellant failed to meet the seven-day deadline for a permission application, then waited longer still before asking for extra time. The court determined that the default was serious and...
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DESNZ consultation response on energy infrastructure planning fees: widespread opposition to fixed fees for DCOs and Necessary Wayleaves; preference for tiered models; implementation deferred to 2027–28
Following consultation conducted between December 2025 and February 2026, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released a summary of responses on proposed alterations to fees for energy infrastructure planning applications......
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Planning law weekly: BNG reforms (minor schemes, NSIPs, brownfield), Welsh enforcement appeal guidance, PINS digital appeals mandate, build-to-rent consent delays, Longfield Solar Farm amendment—16 April 2026
In this issue: Biodiversity Appeals Planning applications and decisions Nationally significant infrastructure Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Biodiversity BNG reforms—consultation responses on smaller schemes and NSIPs and new consultation on brownfield exemption proposal Planning analysis: The government has issued responses to two biodiversity net gain (BNG) consultations: one seeks to refine delivery for minor, medium and brownfield schemes, and the other addresses BNG for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). The responses indicate increased flexibility for smaller developments and confirm that NSIPs will be subject to mandatory BNG from 2 November 2026, alongside additional clarity on how the regime will function in practice. A further consultation has also been released on a targeted BNG exemption for residential brownfield development. See News Analysis: BNG...
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Air quality is rising up the agenda for central and local government alike, as well as for infrastructure developers and scheme promoters in the UK. Policy-making has, in the main, been shaped by the Archived EU Ambient Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC, in the form it had immediately prior to 11 pm on 31 December 2020; that instrument fixed legally enforceable ceilings for concentrations of major air pollutants that impact public health. Defra undertakes a yearly national appraisal of air quality to determine compliance with those limits, and the local air quality management framework requires district and unitary authorities to regularly review and evaluate air quality within their areas on an ongoing basis. The UK has long been non‑compliant with the Archived EU Ambient Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC, having failed to achieve the limit values for nitrogen dioxide across a large number of its zones and agglomerations. As such, consequently, the government is under a legal duty to prepare an air quality plan (AQP) for any areas that do not achieve the nitrogen dioxide limits. An AQP must specify appropriate measures to return those areas to compliance as quickly as possible, in the shortest possible time, which are typically...
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