DEFRA has on 31 March 2026 new rules in relation to waste collections and sorting, including separate collections.
AIR POLLUTION
March 31st, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Environment, Highways and LeisureA Welsh Government publication on 27 March 2026 summarises consultation responses to its draft plan to PROMOTE AWARENESS IN WALES OF AIR POLLUTION, and sets out the final delivery PLAN for 2025-2028.
STRATEGIC PLANNING and BOUNDARY CHANGES
March 30th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Planning and EnvironmentalThe LGA has, on 27 March 2026, responded to the MHCLG Consultation on proposed geographies for producing across England in the context of local government reorganisation SPACIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ( SDS ).
WELSH LAW
March 30th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in GeneralThe Law Society has, on 26 March 2026, published a Practice Note highlighting where distinct Welsh law differs from the law in England and providing guidance for identifying the correct legal framework.
FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION
March 27th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Planning and EnvironmentalIn R ( BARBICAN QUARTER ORGANISATION LTD ) V CITY OF LONDON ( 2026 ) EWHC 687 ( Admin ) Fordham J holds that breach of the Regulation 64 of the Town & Country Planning ( Environmental Impact Assessment ) Regulations duty for functional separation did NOT have an automatic vitiating consequence for a decision in relation toa development proposal that is landowner, developer and decision-maker, where the breach of statutory duty demonstrably could have had no bearing on the decision. The planning process would have been the same. No action would have been different.
PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTS
March 27th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Decision making and ContractsA Cabinet Office Command Paper, published on 26 March 2026, sets out the Government’s response to the consultation “ Public Procurement : Growing British industry, jobs, and skills “.
CONTAMINATION
March 27th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Environment, Highways and Leisure
The British Standards Institution has, on 25 March 2026, published an updated CODE OF PRACTICE for the INVESTIGATION OF LAND POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY CONTAMINATION>
WASTE COLLECTION
March 27th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Environment, Highways and Leisure
Pursuant to non-statutory DEFRA GUIDANCE, WASTE COLLECTION AUTHORITIES in England must, from 31 March 2026, provide WEEKLY FOOD WASTE COLLECTIONS from all households.
ABSENT VOTING
March 26th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Elections and BylawsWELSH REGULATIONS , S>I>2026/91, make provision in relation to ABSENT VOTING and other matters, including limiting to a maximum of 3 years the period for which a person can apply to VOTE BY POST for a Senedd Election.
COMMUNITIES ORDERS
March 26th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in GeneralOrders have been made in relation to the Counties of Ceredigion and Swansea : Sis 2026/94 & 95.