Legal opinion warns UK Chinese embassy approval may be unlawful if assurances were given

A leading UK planning lawyer, Lord Banner, has raised concerns that approving a large new Chinese embassy in east London might be unlawful if UK ministers made prior promises to the Chinese government. The embassy project, which would become the biggest in Europe at 20,000 square metres, has faced s... [More info]

Powerful people hate being answerable to anyone. We know the need for that accountability, as a nation, from our history. That is why judicial review is written into our Constitution. That is why it matters so much. They hate it. #judicialreview #ruleoflaw #SeparationOfPowers #PlanningLaw #Law

Chủ tịch Quốc hội nhấn mạnh quyết tâm thông qua Luật Đất đai và Luật Quy hoạch sửa đổi. Quốc hội sẽ xem xét gần 70 nội dung quan trọng trong kỳ họp thứ 10.
#luatdatdai #luatquyhoach #quochoi #chinhsach #landlaw #planninglaw #nationalassembly #policy

https://vietnamnet.vn/chu-tich-quoc-hoi-dut-khoat-phai-thong-qua-luat-dat-dai-luat-quy-hoach-sua-doi-2439466.html

Chủ tịch Quốc hội: Dứt khoát phải thông qua Luật Đất đai, Luật Quy hoạch sửa đổi

Chủ tịch Quốc hội Trần Thanh Mẫn cho biết, Ủy ban Thường vụ Quốc hội dành phần lớn thời gian cho công tác lập pháp, xem xét 14 dự án luật. Kỳ họp thứ 10 của Quốc hội, dự kiến xem xét, quyết định gần 70 nội dung lớn.

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Court of Appeal: '... in flagrant and wilful breach of the planning laws, the Murrays built their house anyway. Not only that, they built a house twice the size of the house for which permission had been refused.' #planninglaw #enforcement www.courts.ie/judgments
House built despite planning permission refusal still standing almost 20 years on. Court of Appeal rejects latest legal application. #speirgorm #PlanningLaw www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Couple fails to stop demolitio...
Couple fails to stop demolition of Co Meath home built in ‘wilful’ breach of planning laws almost 20 years ago

After 2006 planning application was refused, couple built house anyway, at twice the size

The Irish Times
Supreme Court judgment rejects submissions by Attorney General and upholds Court of Appeal decision on extending time to bring judicial review where evidence of bias within An Bord Pleanála only came to hand belatedly. www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco... #judicialreview #bias #planninglaw

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'Dublin homeowner is facing imprisonment or a €5,000 fine after being told to remove the external insulation installed on his home six years ago with the aid of a Government grant.' #Enforcement #Discretion #PlanningLaw www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

South Dublin homeowner faces i...
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New #simonicity #planninglaw blog post, It’s Been A Good Year For The ROSEs (& Bloggers Etc)

https://simonicity.com/2022/12/31/its-been-a-good-year-for-the-roses-bloggers-etc/

It’s Been A Good Year For The ROSEs (& Bloggers Etc)

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Nutrient Neutrality: Possibly Good News & Possibly Bad News

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Are there many #planners on here.

Any #Planninglaw aficionados?

Already Mastadon feels gentler and more convivial than the Aviary; a bit like discovering a lovely country pub with a roaring log fire after a bracing autumnal walk.

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