An up to date explanation of the implications of having no 5 year land supply

The blog is HERE.  Note what he has to say about the “Localism” bill – which is something many have been saying in this area since it was first published – it means pretty much nothing if you do not have a 5 year land supply or an up to date Local Plan, and even then might not mean very much!

Note the one very, very, very, very weak ray of light in the dark, dark, dark tunnel:

As the judge made clear, however, this is not to say that the absence of a five-year housing land supply will always be conclusive in favour of the grant of planning permission; the absence of such a supply is merely one consideration required to be taken into account, albeit an important one.

Although, to be fair, the rest of the article makes it pretty plain that if you do not have a 5 year land supply (or in the case of East Devon, a six year land supply) you are pretty much shafted if your local authority does not go in to bat for you.