by Ian Walmsley | Sep 12, 2026
Compton explains exceptional circumstances for Green Belt boundary changes, why the Calverton factors are not a checklist, and the different tasks of plan examination and planning appeals.
by Ian Walmsley | Sep 12, 2026
Calverton explains an evidence-based approach to exceptional circumstances for Green Belt boundary changes. Its suggested factors are not a compulsory checklist.
by Ian Walmsley | Sep 11, 2026
Court of Appeal authority on local plan energy-efficiency standards, national planning policy and the Environment Act duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement.
by Ian Walmsley | Sep 9, 2026
Save Greater Manchester Green Belt is a 2025 Planning Court judgment on exceptional circumstances for adding land to the Green Belt during plan-making. It confirms that the concept is broad and fact-sensitive, not confined to proving that assumptions behind an earlier boundary have been falsified.