Ep220: Casebook Extra – the month’s key ministerial, inspectors’ and court decisions summarised

The latest edition of our monthly series examining the key recent appeal and court decisions, in which we speak to technical editor David Dewar, who compiles Planning’s long-running Casebook section.  This month, we’ll be discussing: How the refusal of an 800-home mixed-use scheme highlights how specific “footnote 9” policies have to be met when an area is subject to the National Planning Policy Framework’s “tilted balance”.The importance of unmet need as a consideration in an inspector’s decision to allow a proposal for a very large employment development on a greenfield site in the West Midlands.How a key court ruling clarifies the lawfulness of planning officers sharing draft committee reports with applicants before meetings. The final three decisions on nationally important solar farms by former energy secretary Ed Miliband.How inspectors are dealing with a London borough’s approach to air-conditioning units and its “cooling hierarchy” policy. More information on all these cases can be found in the August edition of Casebook on Planning Resource.  Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years.  Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag  Room 106 was the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24. It was also highly commended in the Best Use of Audio category in the Association of Online Publishers’ Digital Publishing Awards 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.