Are monitoring fees a necessary planning obligation?

Anna Zatouroff examines a recent High Court decision on whether monitoring fees in a section 106 agreement could be charged under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations.

Opponents of local development have in recent years had some success in thwarting development by applying for sites to be designated as village greens.  Is this about to change?

Commercial property lawyer Michael Higgin looks at a recent case where an attempt to designate land as a highway failed because there was no way for the public to get to or from the land.