In this year’s awards which will be taking place virtually on Thursday 25 March, No5 has been shortlisted in the category of Best Chambers for…
The site of the former Hazeldens Nursery on the London Road in Albourne is set to become home to a Retirement Villages Extra Care development…
Having had to postpone its Annual Planning Seminar until October due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the No5 Planning Team has taken to the airwaves…
Chris Young QC and Howard Leithead have successfully resisted a challenge to a decision to grant planning permission by Brighton & Hove City Council. The…
Robert Jenrick, the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government will today complete his first week in office. His initial pronouncements about…
Headlines Yesterday, in his parting shot, James Brokenshire allowed an appeal for 800 new homes on an unallocated greenfield site in Birmingham This despite the…
Christopher Young QC advised and presented the case for the Rushmoor and St Andrews Schools in Bedford who have decided to combine, expand and relocate…
Introduction The Appellant sought full planning permission for 151 dwellings in Bromley on land within London’s Internal Green Belt. The Appellant proposed buildings ranging from…
Around 300 experts were given key advice on how a planning inquiry shake-up may affect them in an annual seminar hosted by a leading barristers’…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Planning Group is hosting the seminar on September 17 at Savoy Place and expects around 120 delegates to attend. The seminar will…
Response from Christopher Young QC, No5 Barristers’ Chambers Introduction 1. This Review asks how can planning inquiries be improved to “significantly reduce the time taken to…
Three of the main issues the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published on Tuesday, is designed to address are the numerous high-profile court judgments…
Question 12 of the consultation on the revised NPPF asks “Do you agree with the application of the presumption in favour of sustainable development where delivery…
The Judicial Review of the Written Ministerial Statement (“WMS”) on Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDP”) (12 December 2016) was brought by 25 house builders and developers….
The interpretation of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been subject to some very high-profile court judgments, not least Suffolk Coastal District Council v…