Planning appeal allowed for up to 140 dwellings in Oakham with full costs for the Appellant. Planning Inspector H Butcher granted outline planning permission, accepting…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We are delighted to announce that Peter Goatley KC and Michelle Heeley KC have been elected as joint Heads of Chambers, with effect from Wednesday…
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…
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…
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for Miller Developments and TJ Morris for over 2.2 million square feet of…
Horizon Cremation have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for a new crematorium at Oxted following a public inquiry. The appellant’s team was led by Peter…
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for up to 373 dwellings together with strategic landscaping and other infrastructure in…
Following what is believed to be the first “fully virtual” planning inquiry in the new Covid 19 era, planning permission has been obtained on appeal,…
A legal team from No5 Chambers (Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley) and DLA Piper UK LLP (Andrew Batterton and Claire Stoneman) have just completed…
This case, although legally technical in nature, provides an interesting illustration of the way that the courts grapple with interpreting statutory powers in real-world situations….
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…