Category Local Authorities
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
These Regulations were made on the 17th July 2020 and came into force on the 18th July 2020. They give a considerable amount of power to local authorities and are best read in conjunction with the Statutory guidance available here. SUMMARY OF THE REGULATIONS This is summarised in the Statutory guidance. “On 18 […]
KINGS CHAMBERS BARRISTER HELPS LOCAL AUTHORITY WITH THEIR PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council last week published its COVID19 planning response detailing steps taken to encourage economic recovery and respond to developers’ needs. Sefton’s pro-active approach has already received praise, with the ‘Have We Got Planning News for You’ webcast naming Sefton ‘Champion of the Week’ for the Council’s positive approach to tackling COVID19-related planning […]
PLANNING IN THE PANDEMIC: USEFUL LINKS TO KINGS’ SITE
Kings has produced a whole host of resources for planners over recent weeks. The Kings’ website has a large number of resources for all those involved in the planning process. PLANNING IN THE PANDEMIC Plan Making during COVID – 19: Publicity and Consultation Requirements David Manley QC and Piers Riley-Smith Focus on site notices: […]
Local Government Decision-Making During Lockdown
John Hunter reviews the difficulties of local authority decision making during the coronavirus crisis. This short article is taken from a special bulletin of the Encyclopedia of Local Government Law dealing with the ramifications of CV19 due to be published this month. I am very grateful to Sweet & Maxwell for allowing it to be […]
LOCAL AUTHORITY DECISION MAKING: A FLEXIBLE APPROACH WILL BE NEEDED
Jonathan Easton looks at the problems that local authorities are facing in relation to decision making in the light of COVID-19 “The art of our necessities is strange That can make vile things precious” King Lear Those involved in the planning/public sector have not always been the quickest to embrace technology. Nonetheless, many councils have […]
CORONAVIRUS: GUIDANCE FOR LAWYERS AND BUSINESSES 
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