PLANNING AND CORONAVIRUS: AN UPDATE
PLANNING AND CORONAVIRUS: AN UPDATE
Simon Randle and Katharine Elliot
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
On 13 May 2020, the Housing Secretary made a statement setting out in greater detail the Government’s plan to re-start and support safe house building in England: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/housing-secretarys-statement-on-coronaviruscovid-19-13-may-2020.
The plan announced changes to a variety of matters with planning implications. This article highlights and comments on three key points for planning:
• Publicity for planning applications;
• Deferred Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) payments; and,
• Flexible construction site working hours.
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