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What the appointment of a previous incumbent as housing minister means for planning: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Resource
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24 November 2023The reappointment of a former Westminster City Council planning committee member as housing minister should herald broad continuity with the approach of his predecessor, say observers. But Lee Rowley will have his work cut out overseeing secondary legislation to implement the measures in the recently passed Levelling Up and Regeneration Act.
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Sara Hanrahan featured in PCD Club’s November issue
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22 November 2023Sara Hanrahan interviewed for PCD Club’s ‘Meet Our Members’ feature. In the 35th edition of PCD Club’s digital magazine, Sara discusses her passion for sustainability, helping junior lawyers excel in their careers and her greatest achievements to date.
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When we can expect the government to push ahead with its delayed changes to the NPPF: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Resource
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10 July 2023When the housing department published its consultation on draft changes to national planning policy last December, it said the immediate revisions would take effect this spring. However, the government’s consultation response is yet to appear and officials are reluctant to give a timescale.
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The government’s latest thinking on its new infrastructure levy: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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28 March 2022The government’s proposed new infrastructure levy is one of the few remaining measures from the planning white paper. Insiders say ministers are considering ways that the levy could boost affordable housing delivery via a “formulaic approach” to the issue but there are still concerns over how it will handle the need for on-site provision.
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What the appointment of new housing minister Stuart Andrew means for planning. Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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22 February 2022The move from the whip’s office to the housing portfolio with its in-tray full of reforms, could offer a steep learning curve for the new minister whose main contribution to planning debates so far has been objections to greenfield development in West Yorkshire.
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What Gove's appearance in front of MPs tells us about his priorities for changing the planning system: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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22 November 2021The housing secretary revealed his latest thinking on planning changes when he appeared before MPs last week, including giving communities a greater say over new development and examining the impact of permitted development.
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Lewis Silkin receives tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2022 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
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01 October 2021Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest Legal 500 UK guide released yesterday, earning 67 individual lawyer and practice rankings – of which 7 are top tier practice rankings, 3 were new entries and 7 were improvements on last year.
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The issues raised by an appeal decision blocking the replacement of a slave trader statue with that of a Black Lives Matter protester: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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20 September 2021An appeal decision that saw an inspector block the replacement of a listed statue of an 18th-century slave trader in Bristol with that of a Black Lives Matter protester indicates the challenges in removing or altering historic structures for social and community reasons, say experts.
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The fate of statues under the new National Planning Policy Framework: Sara Hanrahan writes for Property Week
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30 July 2021On 20 July, MHCLG published its latest revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). One notable amendment, a modification to the application process for the removal of historic statues, is a political hot potato.
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Five policy and legislation changes to expect this summer: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Resource
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20 July 2021Changes to local plan-making and methods for making developers contribute to the infrastructure that supports their schemes are among the alterations promised for the next few months
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How the parliamentary report on planning changes is likely to affect government thinking: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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22 June 2021Ministers will find it hard to dismiss a heavyweight select committee report on its proposed planning changes, say observers. Among the recommendations they think are most likely to influence government thinking are a reconsideration of the proposals for new zonal-style local plans and the abolition of section 106 agreements.
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Why the government may have to backtrack on its proposals to grant permission through local plans: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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21 May 2021In this article for Planning Magazine, Sara Hanrahan shares her views on how the government may have to back out of proposals to change local plans so they automatically confer outline permission on certain kinds of development in specific places.
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How legal changes can keep planning and development open during the coronavirus epidemic: Sara Hanrahan writes for The Planner
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24 April 2020The Law Society has requested a slew of changes to the English planning system to enable planning and development to continue during the coronavirus epidemic and the post-lockdown period, as Sara Hanrahan explains in this article for The Planner.
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The Law Society calls for urgent planning fixes: Sara Hanrahan writes for Estates Gazette
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21 April 2020The planning committee for the City of London and the wider national planning committee joined forces to consider the legislative changes introduced since the outbreak of Covid-19. Sara Hanrahan, our Head of Planning discusses the current legislation and how it could provide the building blocks for the future.
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Dougal Ainsley writes for The Planner: Lewis Silkin and the birth of the modern planning system
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27 July 2018In an article for The Planner, Dougal Ainsley reflects on the impact of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act steered through Parliament by the firms founder, the planning minister Lewis Silkin.
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When councils can charge planning agreement fees and when they cannot
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03 June 2015We have written an article for Waste Planning magazine on the requirements for planning applications for waste related schemes.
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Neighbourhood development plans give communities a greater say
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07 April 2015We have written an article for Waste Planning magazine.
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Planning policy shift raises barrier to building waste facilities in green belt
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09 February 2015We have written an article for Waste Planning Magazine.
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Government policy on deemed discharge is sensitive to protection and control
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29 January 2015We have written an article for Waste Planning Magazine.