As a specialist planning law firm, at Planning Clarity Legal we are regularly asked by property developers the question “When should I retain a planning lawyer?” Often there is confusion about the various roles played in the town and country planning system by a developer’s professional advisors which also typically includes…

INTRODUCTION Just one day after the Queen’s Speech on 10 May 2022 when we and other legal commentators were quite critical about the lack of detail announced on planning reforms in the Queen’s Speech, the Government the very next day on 11 May 2022 surprised us all and decided to…

On 10 May 2022, HRH the Prince of Wales delivered the Queen’s Speech to the Houses of Parliament which set out proposed bills comprising the Government’s legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session. A link to the Queen’s Speech and the background briefing papers to this can be found at…