Chambers has a long-standing reputation for quality advisory and advocacy services in Planning Law, dating back more than half a century.
Our members have been instructed in some of the most important cases (Tesco v Dundee, BDW Trading v Secretary of State, Richborough Estates v Cheshire East BC) and many of the most significant and controversial planning proposals including new town settlements, large scale employment, nuclear power stations, sports stadia, new roads and green energy.
The team ‘has an established reputation for excellence in planning law’ and offers advisory and advocacy services at all levels, from leading KCs to very junior barristers. Our members provide advice from the very conception of a development to its conclusion, whether that be achieving planning consent, at appeal or through to legal challenges in the courts. We assist at every stage in the process, from pre application to planning committee, during an appeal process and through the courts.
Members act on behalf of developers, land promoters, housebuilders, energy providers, local authorities and private individuals, including local action groups.
The LURA 2023 spells out change for planning. It aims to bring planning into the 21st Century, to get us building again and to deliver…
Scott Stemp, Daniel Henderson and Jessica Allen are hosting a seminar on 15th October on the Forestry Act 1967. The talk looks to guide landowners…
“Vision Led” – what is it and what does it mean?The new “Severe Test” – for traffic impact, Where on earth is Manual for Streets…
Freight and logistics are a huge part of the UK Economy. The new draft NPPF provides for the first time a specific national policy for…
The Government has long recognised the “critical” need for more specialist accommodation for elderly people. The UK has a rapidly ageing population; 17% of the…
The draft NPPF proposes to change the definition of veteran trees. Around 3 to 4 times as many trees may be covered by the new…
The case revolved around a s.73 application to vary a condition which required housing types, standards and floor plans to be in accordance with approved…
Planning Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge granted outline permission for 115 homes in Walsall’s Green Belt land, accepting the Appellant’s case that the site should be categorised as…
Judgment in the group litigation private nuisance case of Andrews v. Kronospan Ltd [2025] EWHC 2429 (TCC) provides many practical lessons in the conduct of such…
The High Court has refused a Claim for judicial review of a challenge to a decision to redevelop Bristol Zoo Gardens to include 196 residential…
Introduction The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Haytop Country Park Ltd v Amber Valley Borough Council provides useful clarification on the relationship between planning…
Planning Inspector Diane Cragg has allowed an appeal for a steel storage, processing and distribution facility in West Suffolk countryside, overturning the council’s refusal. The…
Following the much-anticipated hand-down by the Supreme Court of judgment in CG Fry v SSHCLG [2025] UKSC 35, Daniel Henderson is joined by James Corbet…
Due to a change in circumstances, the No5 Planning and Environment Group’s Local Planning Authority Seminar has been changed to a webinar. The online event…
No5’s Planning and Environment group is pleased to announce the appointment of Thea Osmund-Smith and Hugh Richards as our new joint Heads of Group, and…
Today (1st August 2025), the High Court has handed down judgment in the case of Quarry Mews Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and…
Today, the Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the case of Wathen-Fayed v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] UKSC…