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Planning weekly highlights—6 May 2021

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Published on: 06 May 2021

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Table of contents

Planning applications and decisions
High Court nullifies Norfolk County Council’s consultation on highway works
‘Meetings’ under Local Government Act 1972 must be in person post-coronavirus
Buildings and building regulations
Fire Safety Act 2021
HM Treasury publishes Residential Property Developer Tax consultation
Planning for nationally significant infrastructure
Statutory guidance for HS2 Act updated following Court of Appeal case
NIC confirms second National Infrastructure Assessment to be published in 2023
Development Consent Orders

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Article summary

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a court decision on the proper scope of a highway authority’s response to a planning application, analysis of a court decision on post-coronavirus (COVID-19) local authority meetings, the Fire Safety Act, a consultation on the Residential Property Developer Tax, updated statutory guidance on the HS2 Act, the National Infrastructure Commission’s corporate plan, and the ALBA response to proposed judicial review reform.

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