As we finalise the programme for our Annual Seminar, we are delighted to announce two guest speakers: Joanna Averley, the Government’s Chief Planner and Head…
“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…
No5’s Planning and Environment group invite you to join them for their Bristol Planning Seminar on Monday 22nd September 2025. The morning will cover essential updates…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are proud to have again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey published on 27 June 2025, with…
After months of anticipation, the new NPPF is finally here, heralding what the Deputy Prime Minister has called a “landmark overhaul” to “shake-up a broken…
An appeal has been allowed by Inspector Thomas Hatfield for 330 new homes, land for a primary school and earth raising on a greenfield site…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey published on 16 June 2023. A total of 10…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey published on 16 June 2023. A total of 10…
Appeal for 233 houses allowed with a full award of costs for BDW. The appeal concerned a Reserved Matters application for housing on the edge…
The new London Plan was finally adopted in March this year. The previous London Plan was produced for Mayor Boris. It stacked housing in the…
There have been a number of successful appeals on Green Belt sites in the past 2 years. The key to these successful cases starts with;…
What is the success rate for planning appeals for new housing refused by a local planning authority? 27% – for all appeals determined under the…