All articles by Brian Hall, Clifford Chance

  • Professional

    Clear intentions for winning applications

    28 May 1999

    Applications for approval of conditions The Court of Appeal has ruled that it is possible for applications to serve more than one purpose, such as reserved matters and to satisfy a condition In the Tesco case, important planning permission was lost because the application did ...

  • Insight

    Staying on the ball for redevelopment

    28 January 1999

    A High Court judgment has created a grey area in the legislation relating to restrictive covenants that could hinder development backed by local authorities Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, drafted to remove problems linked to redevelopment, may no longer override restrictive covenants