Climate change: An obviously material planning consideration?

In the first of two articles on climate change, Frank Orr provides an analysis of its legislative context Notwithstanding the exigency implicit within the CCA, climate change as a potential material planning consideration enjoys no special status per se within T&CP decision-making, let alone any express provision in decision-making either in the TCPA 1990 or …
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Planning update: The boundaries of materiality

Ralph Kellas summarises a recent Supreme Court case concerning an onshore community wind turbine and considers the state of the law in light of it ‘It does not follow from the court’s judgment that a community fund can never be a material consideration. Clearly, it will depend on particular circumstances.’ In November 2019, the Supreme …
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